The president previously supported Britain's agreement to hand back sovereignty of the Indian Ocean archipelago, where the U.K. continues to lease the U.S.-U.K. Diego Garcia military base.

LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has called Britain's deal to cede sovereignty of the island of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands to Mauritius an "act of total weakness", putting the agreement back into the spotlight eight months after it was signed.

The islands, which Britain has agreed to hand over to Mauritius, are home to a strategically important U.S.-British military base.

Donald Trump has accused the United Kingdom of “stupidity” over its plan to hand over ownership of the Chagos Islands, including the US air base on Diego Garcia, to Mauritius.

Britain’s attempt to ‘do the right thing’ over Chagos reflects a rules-based worldview that is under increasing pressure.

US President Donald Trump accuses the UK of "great stupidity" for a deal to hand the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius.

Trump said the U.K.’s decision to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius threatens U.S. security at the Diego Garcia military base.

President Trump on Tuesday defended his sharply worded Truth Social post blasting the United Kingdom over a controversial deal to transfer and lease back Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius — a move his own administration had formally endorsed months earlier.

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