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The Iran war has pushed Diego Garcia, the US-UK military installation in the southern Chagos Archipelago, into sharper focus.
After Iran struck a major American installation in Bahrain, the Pentagon rerouted logistics to the remote Indian Ocean base, building a maritime supply chain The New York Times put at roughly 2,200 miles.
James Tumbridge, an international lawyer serving as attorney general for the Chagossian government-in-exile, told Fox News Digital on Sunday that the shift "shows the importance of the base." The base has reportedly supported carrier strike groups including the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose forces have conducted air operations and helped enforce the blockade of Iranian ports.
The longer maritime run carries inconveniences, Tumbridge acknowledged, but he framed it as proof of the base's value rather than a liability. "Bahrain is a far easier target," he said, "so the U.S.
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