Donald Trump changed his mind on supporting the Chagos Islands deal because the UK will not permit its airbases to be used for a pre-emptive US strike on Iran, the Guardian has been told.
But in Trump’s post on his own Truth Social site he linked the deal with US military strikes against Iran in connection with Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, which are believed to be imminent.
A pre-emptive strike on Iran would be unlikely to be in line with the UK’s interpretation of international law.
UK government sources said this was viewed as the reason for Trump to again turn against the Chagos plan.
On Tuesday night, Starmer and Trump spoke in a conversation that covered the situation in Iran, although the Downing Street readout of the call made no mention of the Chagos plan.
There is a political process ongoing between the US and Iran, which the UK supports.
Iran must never be able to develop a nuclear weapon, and our priority is security in the region. »
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