As pressure on Iran increases, Trump leans on UK not to lease strategic Diego Garcia

By Editor Two on February 19, 2026   Exclusives, Great Britain, Iran, Mauritius, Top Stories, Washington, World Links, World Tribune  

by WorldTribune Staff, February 19, 2026 Real World News U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was “making a big mistake” in agreeing to transfer sovereignty to the nation of Mauritius an island chain in the Indian Ocean which includes Diego Garcia, an atoll in the Chagos Archipelago which houses […]