The UK has agreed to a US request to use British military bases for what Sir Keir Starmer described as a “specific and limited defensive purpose” destroying Iranian missiles “at source”. In a video statement, the British Prime Minister said the decision was based on the “collective self-defence” of allies and the need to protect British lives. “The
Cyprus's President Nikos Christodoulides said an Iranian drone had crashed into a British base on the Mediterranean island on Monday, as the Israeli-American war with Iran spread across the region. Minutes after midnight, "a Shahed unmanned aerial vehicle crashed into the military facilities of the British Bases in Akrotiri, causing minor material
A major UK military base in Cyprus has been hit by a suspected attack drone as tensions in the Middle East spiral into a dangerous new phase. RAF Akrotiri, located near Limassol, was targeted just after midnight local time, with officials confirming the drone struck the runway. Despite the alarming incident, there were no casualties, but British authorities
Britain's defence secretary said Sunday that Iran's retaliatory attacks after US-Israeli strikes included "two ballistic missiles fired in the direction of Cyprus", but which were likely not targeting the Mediterranean island. "We had two ballistic missiles fired in the direction of Cyprus," John Healey told the BBC, noting UK warplanes were involved