# Iran war thrusts Diego Garcia into spotlight as official calls US base ‘integral’

https://mins.news/en/item/23728

- Fox News, 2026-08-17 00:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-war-thrusts-diego-garcia-spotlight-official-calls-us-military-base-integral

> A Chagossian government-in-exile official said the Iran war has highlighted Diego Garcia’s strategic value after the Pentagon shifted some logistics there from Bahrain following an Iranian strike. He called the U.K.-U.S. base integral to regional security and said the move underscored concerns about a proposed transfer of Chagos sovereignty to Mauritius.

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