WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he will never allow the US military presence at Diego Garcia to be threatened, warning that he retains the right to “militarily secure and reinforce” the base if future arrangements break down or US forces are endangered.
“I have had very productive discussions with (British) Prime Minister Keir Starmer about the Island of Diego Garcia, ” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “It is the site of a major US Military Base, strategically situated in the middle of the Indian Ocean and, therefore, of great importance to the National Security of the United States.”
Trump emphasised the strategic role of US bases abroad. “Our Military Operations, over the course of the last year, were successful because of the strength of our warfighters, modern capability of our equipment and, very importantly, the strategic location of our Military Bases for staging, and other reasons, ” he wrote.