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Diego Garcia is the southernmost island in the archipelago. It began to be used as a military station in the seventies, but its importance skyrocketed after the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979.
In addition to B2 bombers, "Satellite imagery posted on social media shows three C-17 cargo planes and 11 KC-135 refueling tankers deployed to Diego Garcia in the past 48 hours, reinforcing its ...
Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos Archipelago, is a British territory in the Indian Ocean that has been leased as a military base to the U.S. for the last 50 years.
The Pentagon has sent at least six B-2 bombers – 30% of the US Air Force’s stealth bomber fleet – to the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, in what analysts have called a message to Iran ...
UK cedes Chagos Island sovereignty to Mauritius, retains Diego Garcia airbase By Alistair Smout, Michael Holden and Villen Anganan October 3, 202412:11 PM PDTUpdated October 3, 2024 ...
The UK’s handover of the Chagos archipelago and retention of Diego Garcia is a strategic move that raises questions about the intentions of major powers’ relations with small island nations.