Indian Ocean

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The strategic waterway connects the Persian Gulf to the wider Indian Ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal

The US has in the past used RAF Fairford, in Gloucestershire, and the UK overseas territory of Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean, to carry out strikes in the Middle East region.

From BBC

This comes despite Washington on Tuesday giving its official backing to London's plan to cede sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius.

From BBC

The strategic waterway connects the Persian Gulf to the wider Indian Ocean and around a fifth of the world’s oil supply passes through it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Continuing on the military base would "advance US national security" and ensure the "security and stability across the Indian Ocean", the US Department of State added.

From BBC