The tiny, British-owned Chagos Archipelago has been home to a major U.S. military base for decades. A deal to return the islands to Mauritius has raised alarm in the White House, but experts say it ...

Iran has launched missiles toward Diego Garcia, a remote Indian Ocean island that hosts a major U.K.-U.S. military base.

Iran has launched missiles toward Diego Garcia, a remote Indian Ocean island that hosts a major U.K.-U.S. military base, ...

Why is the US-UK Diego Garcia military base in the Chagos Islands a target for Iran? - Two ballistic missiles were launched ...

What is Diego Garcia and where is it located? Iran fired a failed attack on the island that is home to a strategic U.K.-U.S.

President Donald Trump could buy the Chagos Islands if Sir Keir Starmer's deal with Mauritius collapses. US sources have ...

US Department of State says it supports the UK's decision to "proceed with its agreement with Mauritius concerning the Chagos ...

In 2019, after a campaign by Mauritius in the UN general assembly, the International Court of Justice found that The UK’s ...

The US Senate’s consent would be needed for changes to the 1966 treaty that grants Britain and the US the right to use the ...

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In a sharp escalation, Iran attempted to strike the joint UK-US base Diego Garcia with two intermediate-range ballistic missiles.

The US government has given its official backing to the UK's plan to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back an important military base. In a statement, the US Department of State ...