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The United States is considering<\/a><\/span> a plan to purchase the Chagos Islands from Mauritius, following the disruption of the United Kingdom\u2019s plans to hand over sovereignty of the territory.<\/p>\n

According to a proposal reported by The Telegraph, the administration of US President Donald Trump would bypass British officials to purchase the islands, thereby securing direct control of the joint US-UK military base on Diego Garcia.<\/p>\n

However, the report notes that the islands would first need to be established as an independent state, which would subsequently allow the US to negotiate the acquisition directly with Mauritius.<\/p>\n

A previous legislative proposal that envisioned transferring the islands to Mauritius was shelved in April after the US withdrew its support for the agreement.<\/p>\n

The acquisition of the islands is one of several proposals currently being evaluated by the US.<\/p>\n

The latest plan was put forward by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and presented to Trump, though sources suggest it is not currently a leading option.<\/p>\n

According to The Telegraph, some officials within the Trump administration are concerned that ceding the islands to Mauritius\u2014an ally of China\u2014could heighten the risk of espionage.<\/p>\n

Last week, a delegation of Chagos refugees visiting the UK stated that the issue had been “usurped” within the corridors of British politics.<\/p>\n

The six-member delegation from the Chagos Refugees Group expressed their full support for the UK reaching an agreement on the future of the islands.<\/p>\n

“The most important thing is our rights,” the leader of the delegation, Louis Olivier Bancoult, said on Friday, adding:<\/p>\n

“The British government has no real will to find a solution for our people. We need to find a way. We are still suffering and our position is clear: we have the right to live on the land where we were born.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The United States is considering a plan to purchase the Chagos Islands from Mauritius, following the disruption of the United Kingdom\u2019s plans to hand over sovereignty of the territory. 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