Their African Islands Were Set to Be Decolonized. Then the U.S. Bombed Iran.

Source: www.nytimes.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Sat, 08 Aug 2026 04:01:31 GMT

The inhabitants of the Chagos Islands were expelled by the British 60 years ago. Refugees were anxious to return this year, but their hopes have been caught in a morass of geopolitics.

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