Iran war thrusts Diego Garcia into spotlight as official calls US military base ‘integral’...

Geopolitics and foreign policy | Aug 17, 2026, 12:38 AM

The conflict involving Iran has drawn renewed focus to the Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean.

A lawyer serving as attorney general for the self-described Chagossian government-in-exile described the base as integral, stating that the Iran war has demonstrated its strategic value.

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