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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Aamer Madhani and Ben Finley

US and Denmark negotiated Greenland deal in secret for months amid Iran war

U.S., Denmark and Greenland officials spent several months quietly negotiating an agreement to expand the U.S. military footprint in Greenland after President Donald Trump threatened to forcibly seize the island from the NATO ally.

In a social media post confirming the deal, Trump stated that the arrangement "gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressing ALL of our many U.S. concerns."

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