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• The U.S. is amassing nuclear-capable stealth bombers on a tiny British territory in the middle of the Indian Ocean just days after President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Iran. Yahoo News
• The UK plans to hand over the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius then lease back the strategically important military base on Diego Garcia, which is used by the US, at a reported cost of £90 million a year. Kent Online
• The return of the Chagos Archipelago will cause the British Indian Ocean Territory to disappear, and the ISO-3166 two-letter country code IO and the. Binance Square
• Three Sri Lankan asylum seekers stranded on Diego Garcia, a remote island in the British Indian Ocean Territory, or BIOT, are expected to be transported to Rwanda for medical treatment. The New Humanitarian
• The British Indian Ocean Territory busy shipping lane can be a threat to marine life and habitats - particularly the coral reefs. Geography Directions
• British Indian Ocean Territory BIOT will become less suitable for corals due to future ocean acidification and warming sea surface waters. UK Government
• Sixty-six BRUVS (baited remote underwater video systems) will monitor wildlife in 10 Overseas Territories: Pitcairn, Ascension, St Helena, Tristan da Cunha, British Indian Ocean Territory, Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Montserrat and within the British Antarctic Territory. Sky News

Last updated: 18 June 2025