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- world@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- world@lemmy.world
Trump’s renewed criticism of the Chagos deal is reportedly because he is being blocked from using UK bases for a strike on Iran.
Donald Trump has withdrawn his backing for Sir Keir Starmer’s Chagos Islands deal because he has not received UK approval to use its military bases for a US strike on Iran, it has been reported.
The US president attacked the agreement to hand sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius and lease back the Diego Garcia joint UK-US military base as “a big mistake”.
His latest U-turn on his previous support for the deal is because of the UK Government’s refusal to give the White House the green light to use the Diego Garcia base or RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire for a potential military campaign against Iran, according to the Times.
And remember how we treated the Afghani’s who helped the coalition during that war? Yeah, there will be absolutely no local support this time round.
A petty note, but an important one… afghani is the currency not the people. They don’t like being called that.
Source: spent a year there with some friends
That’s good to know, thanks!
Is there a demonym they (people who live in Afghanistan) tend to prefer…?
Afghan is the demonym for nationals from Afghanistan
That makes perfect sense. Thanks! I think I was overthinking it hahaha.
I didn’t know that!
You sure? Iran itself was eager to work with the US when Obama lifted sanctions. It’s just business. People know and don’t take it personal. After Syria, people in Iran know that they won’t get democracy. And yet they are doing some revolting.