据报道，在唐纳德·特朗普总统批评一项将查戈斯群岛主权移交毛里求斯的协议后，英国与美国就印度洋查戈斯群岛未来归属的谈判已重新开启。
英国首相基尔·斯塔默周三证实，在特朗普总统批评该协议并将其称为”极其愚蠢的行为”后，英国已重新开启谈判，GB新闻报道。
“令人震惊的是，我们’杰出的’北约盟友英国，目前正计划将战略要冲迭戈加西亚岛（美国重要军事基地所在地）移交给毛里求斯，而且毫无理由，”特朗普在Truth Social上发文称，”毫无疑问，中国和俄罗斯已经注意到这一完全软弱的行为。”
他补充道：”英国放弃极为重要的土地是’极其愚蠢’的行为，这是格陵兰必须被获取的又一个长期国家安全原因。”
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迭戈加西亚岛是查戈斯群岛中最大的岛屿，位于印度洋中部，是美国重要军事基地所在地。1966年，美国从英国租下该岛（路透社）。
查戈斯群岛在英国非殖民化过程中与毛里求斯分离，2019年国际法院裁定此举非法。
英国后来同意移交主权，但租回迭戈加西亚岛至少99年，年租金至少1.6亿美元。
迭戈加西亚岛是远程轰炸机、后勤和力量投送的枢纽，覆盖中东、印度洋-太平洋地区和非洲。
约2500名军事和民用人员（大多为美国人）驻扎于此。该基地是美国关键行动点，在情报收集和军事通信安全中发挥核心作用。
斯塔默在飞往中国的航班上表示，他”多次与唐纳德·特朗普讨论过查戈斯群岛问题”，但拒绝证实两位领导人周日通话中是否提及此事，《金融时报》报道。
特朗普”对格陵兰的小要求”将是一生的房地产交易
英国首相基尔·斯塔默称，他”多次与[总统]唐纳德·特朗普讨论过查戈斯群岛问题”（莱昂·尼尔/盖蒂图片社）
斯塔默还表示，上周下旬、周末及本周初，该问题已向白宫提出。
他补充称，特朗普政府上台时，英国暂停协议三个月，让美国有时间在机构层面评估该交易。
“一旦他们完成评估，他们就明确宣布支持该协议，并发布了相关声明，”他说。
唐宁街发言人也证实伦敦正在努力”缓解华盛顿方面的担忧”，GB新闻报道。
“我们将继续就这一重要问题与美国接触，以及该协议对确保英美利益的重要性，缓解任何担忧，正如我们在整个过程中所做的那样，”发言人表示。
特朗普对查戈斯协议的评论得到了英国改革党领袖奈杰尔·法拉奇的欢迎，后者在X平台上发文：”谢天谢地，特朗普否决了交出查戈斯群岛的决定。”
福克斯新闻数字版已联系白宫和唐宁街请求置评。
艾玛·布西是福克斯新闻数字版突发新闻撰稿人。加入福克斯前，她曾在《每日电讯报》美国夜间团队工作，涉及外交、政治、新闻、体育和文化等多个领域。
UK reopens Chagos Islands talks with US following Trump criticism of deal: reports
Starmer says discussions with Washington resumed after president’s social media post panned plan to hand Diego Garcia sovereignty to Mauritius
By Emma Bussey
Fox News
Published January 28, 2026 10:16pm EST
Talks between the U.K. and the U.S. over the future of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean have reportedly reopened after President Donald Trump’s comments cast doubt over an agreement that would see Britain hand sovereignty of the strategically vital archipelago to Mauritius.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed Wednesday that the U.K. had reopened discussions after the president had panned the deal and branded it an “act of great stupidity,” GB News reported.
“Shockingly, our ‘brilliant’ NATO Ally, the United Kingdom, is currently planning to give away the Island of Diego Garcia, the site of a vital U.S. Military Base, to Mauritius, and to do so FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER,” Trump had posted on Truth Social. “There is no doubt that China and Russia have noticed this act of total weakness.”
He added: “The UK giving away extremely important land is an act of GREAT STUPIDITY, and is another in a very long line of National Security reasons why Greenland has to be acquired.”
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Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos archipelago and site of a major United States military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean, was leased from the UK in 1966.(Reuters)
The Chagos Islands were separated from Mauritius during Britain’s decolonization process, a move the International Court of Justice ruled unlawful in 2019.
The U.K. later agreed to transfer sovereignty while leasing Diego Garcia back for at least 99 years at a cost of at least $160 million annually.
Diego Garcia is a hub for long-range bombers, logistics and power projection across the Middle East, the Indo-Pacific and Africa.
Around 2,500 military and civilian personnel, mostly American, are stationed there. The base serves as a critical operation point for the U.S. and plays a central role in intelligence gathering and securing military communications.
Speaking aboard a flight to China, Starmer said he had “discussed Chagos with Donald Trump a number of times,” but declined to confirm whether the issue had been raised during a phone call between the two leaders on Sunday, The Financial Times reported.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he “discussed Chagos with [President] Donald Trump a number of times.”(Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Starmer also said the matter “has been raised with the White House at the tail end of last week, over the weekend and into the early part of this week.”
Starmer also added that when the Trump administration took office, the U.K. paused the agreement for three months to allow the U.S. time to assess the deal at the agency level.
“Once they’d done that, they were very clear in the pronouncements about the fact that they supported the deal, and there were announcements made,” he said.
A Downing Street spokesperson also confirmed London was working to “allay any concerns” in Washington, according to GB News.
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“We will continue to engage with the U.S. on this important matter and the importance of the deal to secure U.S. and U.K. interests and allay any concerns, as we’ve done throughout the process,” the spokesperson said.
Trump’s comments on the Chagos deal had been welcomed by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, who wrote on X: “Thank goodness Trump has vetoed the surrender of the Chagos islands.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House and Downing Street for comment.
Emma Bussey is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. Before joining Fox, she worked at The Telegraph with the U.S. overnight team, across desks including foreign, politics, news, sport and culture.
