As Donald Trump prepares to take office as president again, a huge controversy is brewing between him and UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. It all revolves around a secretive UK-US military deal about the Chagos Islands, a small but strategically important group of islands in the Indian Ocean. At
Britain has officially agreed to give up its last African colony, the Chagos Islands, but the real reason behind the deal is to keep control of a major military base. UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy admitted that the move was a strategic decision to secure the future of Diego Garcia,
In the 19th century, Britain took control of the Chagos Archipelago, a group of 60 small islands in the Indian Ocean that were originally part of Mauritius, a British colony. But when Mauritius gained its independence in 1968, the Chagos Islands were not returned. Instead, Britain kept control of the
There are more than 6,000 US Special Forces commandos actively operating in 22 African countries. None among the general public has ever known the purpose for the presence of massive US military in Africa, especially commandos. This has led many experts to question if the US Special Forces are indeed
Iran has announced its intention to establish a permanent Naval Base in the Indian Ocean by March next year. The commander of the Naval Forces, Ali Reza Tungsiri, said that the Guards have directives from Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, to be present on the high seas permanently. Iran has announced
The Indian Ocean island Naval Base of Diego Garcia is the key launchpad for United States in case of an attack on Iran in the wake of the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in a drone strike. Pentagon has send six B-52 strategic bombers to military base on Diego
