Their African Islands Were Set to Be Decolonized. Then the U.S. Bombed Iran.
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. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Chagos Archipelago
Topics: Islands, geopolitics, morass, caught, hopes, return, anxious, Refugees, years, British, expelled, Chagos, inhabitants, Bombed, Decolonized, African, Their
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/world/africa/diego-garcia-chagos-displaced-iran-war.html