WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump, shifting his tone again, warned Britain on Wednesday not to βgive awayβ a key Indian Ocean base, saying it would be vital if the United States attacks Iran.
Trump spoke hours after the State Department again offered US support to British Prime Minister Keir Starmerβs deal to return to Mauritius the Chagos Islands, home to the joint US-UK base at Diego Garcia.
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