The U.S. gains a major military advantage in the Indo-Pacific from Diego Garcia's location, about 2,200 miles from Iran and 3 ...

Washington said the deal protected the long-term, secure and effective operation of the strategic military base.

Diego Garcia, the air base the US may use if it decides to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities, is a speck of an island in the Indian Ocean that few associate with the Middle East.

Opinions Diego Garcia remains a dark British-American secret in the Indian Ocean The recent Chagos deal between the UK and Mauritius is a true victory neither for Chagossians nor international law.

Diego Garcia, a remote island in the Indian Ocean, is a paradise of lush vegetation and white-sand beaches, surrounded by crystal blue waters. But this is no tourist destination.

With its breathtaking tropical landscape and distinctive geopolitical background, Diego Garcia, an isolated and clandestine island in the Indian Ocean, has captivated explorers for a considerable ...

Satellite images show US B-2 nuclear-capable bombers deployed to Indian Ocean The Pentagon announced Tuesday that it is rapidly expanding its footprint in the Middle East.

Washington is bolstering its military presence at Diego Garcia amid rising tensions with Iran and ongoing strikes on Yemen's Houthis.

As the US continues airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthis, an AP analysis of satellite photos shows the American military has moved at least four long-range stealth B-2 bombers to Diego Garcia in ...

Diego Garcia, the largest in the Chagos group in the central Indian Ocean, is about 1,300 miles northeast of Mauritian capital Port Louis. For half a century, it has been a staging area for major ...

Diego Garcia is one of about 60 islands that make up the Chagos Archipelago or British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot) - the last colony established by the UK by separating it from Mauritius in 1965.