Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday he would allow the U.S. to use British bases for attacks on Iran's missiles and launch sites.
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Britain says it’s not at war after a drone strikes its Akrotiri base in Cyprus
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Greece deploys warships, jets to Cyprus after drone strikes on UK air base Akrotiri
NICOSIA, March 2 (Reuters) - Britain's Royal Air Force base Akrotiri in Cyprus was hit by a suspected drone strike overnight, causing limited damage and no casualties, Cypriot authorities and the UK's Ministry of Defence said.
AKROTIRI, Cyprus, March 2 (Reuters) - A drone strike hit a British air base in Cyprus overnight, causing limited damage and no casualties, Cypriot and British officials said on Monday, in a marked escalation effectively dragging an EU member state into the conflict surrounding Iran.
An Iranian drone strike hit a British Royal Air Force base in Cyprus, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer deploys warship HMS Dragon and helicopters with counter-drone capabilities.
