In a concerning twist, Iran military leaders have threatened to attack British forces in the Chagos Islands if American president Donald Trump follows through on his threat to target the Middle Eastern nation.

Mr Trump threatened a military response against Iran if it did not make a deal with the US over its nuclear programme. The Telegraph report that replying to the news, a senior Iranian military official said that Tehran would strike the joint US-UK naval base on Diego Garcia in response to any US attack.