Trump dice a Starmer: lasciami colpire l’Iran da Chagos o affonderò l’accordo

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Donald Trump is refusing to back Sir Keir Starmer’s Chagos deal again unless the Prime Minister allows the US to use the islands to strike Iran.

The US president is understood to have asked to use Diego Garcia, the joint US-UK base on the islands, in the event that America decides to launch strikes on Iran.

He has repeatedly threatened to take military action unless the country’s leaders sign a deal with the US to curb its nuclear programme.

However, Downing Street is concerned that supporting any such strikes by Mr Trump would breach international law.

Whitehall sources told The Telegraph that the White House was refusing to change its stance on the Chagos deal, which will see the UK give the islands away to Mauritius, until Britain allows the US to use the base.

Last week, Mr Trump said Sir Keir should not “give away Diego Garcia”, in a rapid about-turn from his previous support for the deal.

On Wednesday, a minister admitted that the deal had been “paused” while Britain continued discussions with the US, because it could not go ahead without American consent.

It was previously reported that although the US requires permission to use British military bases in the UK, the Pentagon has free rein on Diego Garcia because it is a joint facility governed by a 1966 exchange of diplomatic notes between London and Washington.

However, The Telegraph understands that the Foreign Office has a veto on American use of the base if the US military strays from “normal” operations.

Government lawyers believe that using the base to strike Iran would be covered by a separate clause on “other circumstances”, which says that both the US and UK must agree on an operation before it takes place.

Mr Trump’s previous strike on Iranian nuclear facilities in June 2025 did not use Diego Garcia. Instead, US air force bombers were flown to the Middle East from Utah.

But it is understood that US plans for a second set of strikes include a more sustained bombing campaign using aircraft with a shorter range, which would require a base closer to the targets.

A third of the US navy has travelled to waters near Iran, which is refusing to scale back its nuclear programme despite threats from the president.

On Tuesday, during his State of the Union address, Mr Trump appeared to lay out his legal and political case for action.

In the speech, the president accused Iran of building missiles that could reach the US, threatening its national security.

“We are in negotiations with them. They want to make a deal, but we haven’t heard those secret words: ‘We will never have a nuclear weapon’,” he said.

Stay out of their latest war AND have Trump be responsible for sinking the chagos surrender deal.

I think we can live with this one.

And Mr piggy trump says he deserves a peace prize stop making threats Mr piggy trump

I know Trump was stupid but holy crap, that might be one of the most insane things he tried. It’s good that we’ve removed ourselves entirely from the strikes on Iran (which will probably happen in the next 12 hours looking at recent news)

Amazing how all of a sudden, the US needs one of its allies.

Sink the deal, then we eject the US base on our islands, sounds fair right?

Your country wanted the fucking deal in the first place Donald.

USA realizing they are not the world police and without international co-operation they are much less effective than they presume they are. About time.

Fuck Trump. If Starmer has any balls at all, he’ll tell him to kiss our collective arses.

We should be closing their embassies and expelling their military and diplomats at this point.

We’ve been the USA whipping boy for too long. Fuck the USA

I recall the UK establishment grinning over how great Trump returning was and what a great friend to Britain he is.

time for Starmer to do the last-useful thing in he’s premiership…

…ignore