US adds to ‘unprecedented’ military build-up in Middle East amid Iran tensions
- Posted on February 18, 2026
- By The Sydney Morning Herald
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US adds to ‘unprecedented’ military build-up in Middle East amid Iran tensions
Meanwhile, Trump warned British Prime Minister Keir Starmer not to cede control of its Indian Ocean island Diego Garcia to Mauritius, saying the US may need to use the island in a war against Iran.
