They Were Eager to Return Home. Then the U.S. Bombed Iran.

Mr. Trump initially supported the British plan to ratify a treaty that would return the islands to Mauritius. The government was planning to facilitate heritage visits to the Chagos Islands this year, but postponed them because of the Iran war. Iran launched two missiles at Diego Garcia in March. Should Britain fail to ratify the treaty, Mauritius may escalate the issue, said Gavin Glover, the country’s attorney general. “When I close my eyes and dance,” she said, “it’s like I’m on Diego Garcia.”