U.S. Asked to Keep Military Planes in Sri Lanka Before Iran Airstrikes

Sri Lanka did not agree to the request, officials said, and has tried to remain neutral in the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.

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NYTimes: U.S. Asked to Keep Military Planes in Sri Lanka Before Iran Airstrikes.

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