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UK base in Cyprus hit by drone as fallout from Iran war spreads beyond Middle East
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UK base in Cyprus hit by drone as fallout from Iran war spreads beyond Middle East

France 24 · Mar 2, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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An Iranian drone hit the runway of the UK's Akrotiri air force base overnight on Monday but caused "minimal" damage, officials said. Britain declined to take part in the US-Israeli strikes on Iran but later approved a US request to use its bases for "defensive actions", Britain's minister for the Middle East said.

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