The UK has halted its transfer of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius due to President Trump's withdrawal from support for the 2024 agreement. The UK government stated that it cannot proceed with the transfer without the U.S. support. The transfer, which would allow for continued use of the base on Diego Garcia, was part of a decades-long legal battle to address Britain's colonial past. The U.K. and the US have been sharing a military base on the island since the 1970s. The British government emphasized the importance of ensuring the base's long-term operational security as a key reason for the deal. The State Department supported the deal, but initially initially halted the use of British bases for US. forces during the Iran conflict.