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8 August 2026

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

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Source reporting: New York Times World

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.

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