White House Weighs Buying Chagos Islands from Mauritius
US officials are drafting alternatives to a UK handover as they seek to secure continued control of the strategic Diego Garcia base.
- On Sunday, The Telegraph reported that The White House is considering a plan to purchase the Chagos Islands from Mauritius, potentially placing the territory under American control.
- Britain's government put its deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius on hold in April after The White House withdrew support in January.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent directly raised the purchase idea with President Donald Trump, though the proposal is reportedly not currently the president's "leading" option.
- U.S. officials drafted a proposal to bypass British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and secure independent control of the joint US-British Diego Garcia military base.
- The plan echoes President Donald Trump's failed effort to acquire Greenland, which he previously viewed as a strategic military asset before backing down amid Nato resistance.
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Trump interested in buying Chagos Islands with the strategic Diego Garcia air base
The US president Donald Trump is considering a plan to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius amid stalled plans from the UK to cede sovereignty of the territory, the Telegraph reported over the weekend.
The United Kingdom has put the return of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius on ice for lack of US support. Trump now wants to conclude its own agreement
With a purchase, US President Trump wants to secure the strategically important military base.
REPORT: President Trump Eyes U.S. Purchase of Tropical Island for National Security * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Joshua C.
News is spreading fast that the US might have plans to acquire the strategic island chain in the Indian Ocean which includes Diego Garcia. According to the report currently spreading like wildfire, President Trump is considering an outright purchase of the island chain. I want to be very up front — there is no response to this report so far by anyone willing to go publicly on record from the Trump Administration… besides “multiple Trump Administ…
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