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US to discuss base with Mauritius as UK returns islands
The US aims to secure long-term operations at Diego Garcia to maintain strategic deterrence and power projection across multiple regions, amid a UK-Mauritius agreement for a 99-year lease.
- The United States said Tuesday it will hold talks with Mauritius to retain a military presence at Diego Garcia, scheduling three days next week in Port Louis.
- The May 2025 UK-Mauritius agreement returns the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while securing a 99-year British lease of Diego Garcia for roughly US$100 million annually.
- Diego Garcia serves as a central hub for U.S. power projection across the Middle East, East Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, while Britain’s evictions of Chagossians have spurred legal claims and human-rights grievances.
- The State Department said the talks will focus on implementing security arrangements for the base to ensure its long-term, secure operation, and officials aim to secure legal certainty enabling U.S. operations and rights of `visits` and `transits`.
- Washington views the base as crucial for contingencies, including potential action regarding Iran, reflecting the Monroe Doctrine and the $1.5 trillion 2027 defense budget goal amid concerns Diego Garcia could soon become China’s.
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