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UK Holds Off Approval for US to Use Its Bases in Any Iran Strike
The Diego Garcia military facility.
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US President Donald Trump’s latest retraction of support for Britain’s deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius comes as the UK government holds off giving permission for him to use the Diego Garcia military base in the archipelago for any possible strike on Iran.
The US has accumulated military assets in the Middle East as Trump ratchets up pressure on Tehran in ongoing talks to curb its nuclear program. The US president on Wednesday argued that the Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean as well as an airfield in England could play a critical role in any hypothetical US attack on Iran.