Britain weighs warship deployment to protect RAF Akrotiri after drone strike

Britain has not yet decided whether to deploy a warship to defend its Royal Air Force base at Akrotiri in Cyprus following a drone strike that struck the facility’s runway, a source close to the matter said on Tuesday. An Iranian-made drone hit the runway at RAF Akrotiri in the early hours of Monday, with […]

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Israeli envoy says Iran strike on Cyprus reflects ‘desperation’

Israel’s permanent representative to the United Nations said on Tuesday that Iran’s actions involving Cyprus underline what he described as Tehran’s growing desperation. Speaking to correspondents at the United Nations, Danny Danon said that Iranian attacks extending beyond Israel and into the wider region, including Cyprus, were a sign of panic rather than a coherent […]

Italy summons Iranian ambassador after strike on Cyprus

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 3 - Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Tuesday that he summoned the Iranian ambassador to Rome after a British military base in Cyprus was hit as part of Tehran's retaliation following attacks on it by the United States and Israel. "We summoned the Iranian ambassador to Rome after the attack in Cyprus," said Tajani. "I reiterated to the ambassador that Italy is not at war". (ANSA). Read article...

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