In the event of conflict between Washington and Tehran, the remote base Indian Ocean base of Diego Garcia would likely play a ...

Anti-China fearmongers on both sides of the Atlantic are pushing U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to overturn the rule of international law and a surprising recent victory for diplomacy ...

The United States has applauded a landmark deal between the United Kingdom and Mauritius that secured its continued use of Diego Garcia, a vital British and American joint military outpost in the ...

While Chagos might ring few bells in the USA, Diego Garcia should. “It is no exaggeration to say that Diego Garcia — the largest of the Chagos Islands — hosts the most strategically ...

The Pentagon has sent at least six B-2 bombers – 30% of the US Air Force’s stealth bomber fleet – to the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, in what analysts have called a message to Iran ...

Under the deal, the U.K. can continue leasing the largest of the islands, Diego Garcia, keeping the key military facility in British and American hands for at least 99 years. U.S. Secretary of ...

Diego Garcia, the air base the US may use if it decides to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities, is a speck of an island in the Indian Ocean that few associate with the Middle East. But the US has ...

Diego Garcia is located in the middle of the Indian Ocean, strategically positioned between Asia and Africa. The base may be thousands of miles from Washington, but it is within flying distance of ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...