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Trump Criticizes U.K.’s Diego Garcia Handover—Says Islands May Be Needed To Strike Iran
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2:21Now PlayingPresident Donald Trump criticized the U.K.’s impending handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as a “big mistake” again on Wednesday, insisting the U.S. might need the airbase on Diego Garcia for future air strikes against Iran if the Middle Eastern nation fails to agree to a nuclear deal.
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