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United States begins using British bases for operations against Iran

The United States has begun using British military bases to conduct “defensive operations” amid the ongoing Middle East conflict, the UK Ministry of Defence announced on Saturday. The move aims to prevent Iran from launching missiles in the region that could endanger British lives. US B-1......

Trump says Starmer is “not Churchill” over UK stance on Iran strikes

U.S. President Donald Trump has sharply criticized British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying he is “not Winston Churchill” after the United Kingdom initially refused to allow American forces to use British military bases for strikes against Iran. The comments have exposed one of the deepest......

Trump calls UK Chagos deal great stupidity

President Donald Trump sharply criticized the United Kingdom on Tuesday, labeling its agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius an act of total weakness and great stupidity, linking the rebuke to his push for U.S. acquisition of Greenland. The attack on a key NATO ally came......

UK informed but not asked to support US strikes on Iran

Britain was notified prior to the U.S. strikes on Iran but was not asked to provide the use of its Diego Garcia military base, according to senior minister Jonathan Reynolds. He confirmed that the UK had repositioned military forces to the area and is prepared to take necessary actions to protect its......

After 215 years of British control, Mauritius regains the Chagos Islands

the United Kingdom officially returned the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending more than two centuries of British rule. The islands had originally been transferred from French to British control in 1810 as part of the Treaty of Paris in 1814. However, in 1965, just before Mauritius gained independence......

Historic Agreement: UK to Transfer Sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

In a significant diplomatic development, the United Kingdom has announced its decision to relinquish sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, a strategically vital archipelago in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius. This agreement, reached after extensive negotiations spanning several years, marks an end to a......