The UK is blocking President Trump from using its RAF Fairford airbase for a possible attack on Iran, leading to a dispute over the future of the Chagos Islands, according to a new report.

President Trump’s comments regarding the island’s potential use in a strike on Iran show the island’s continued importance in ...

President Trump’s latest post on Truth Social comes after former Conservative leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith, a vocal critic of the Chagos deal, returned from a trip to Washington where he discussed the ...

South African Navy frigate SAS Amatola is in India and participating in the 2026 International Fleet Review and Exercise MILAN, highlighting the importance of maritime cooperation and security in the ...

And referring to ongoing US-Iran talks on Tehran's controversial nuclear programme, Trump said: "Should Iran decide not to ...

US President Donald Trump has publicly warned Prime Minister Keir Starmer not to proceed with a proposed long-term lease over Diego Garcia, intensifying politic ...

Donald Trump has urged the UK not to lease back Diego Garcia as part of the Chagos Islands handover to Mauritius. Here is why the US president is attacking the deal.

Taking to social media on Wednesday, Mr Trump warned Sir Keir that he is making "a big mistake" in surrendering the British Overseas Territory. He blasted: "DO NOT GIVE AWAY DIEGO GARCIA! Prime ...

Acharya: Very close. People, especially in the United States, don’t understand it. It goes back to the ’70s, when the United ...

If the US president wishes to use the Diego Garcia base for his next attack, he will need Keir Starmer’s approval ...

Diego Garcia, is home to one of the world’s most important military bases. The base is jointly operated by the United States and Britain.

The island, Diego Garcia, is not a tourist paradise but one of the most strategically important military bases in the world — and at the centre of a controversial deal involving the UK, Mauritius, and ...