Foreign secretary confirms strike on Akrotiri base but says it ‘simply not true’ the UK is being dragged into an Iraq-style conflict
‘Simply not true’ UK is being dragged into Iraq-style conflict, says foreign secretary
Konstantinos Letymbiotis, a spokesman for the government of Cyprus, posted on X on Monday that two unmanned aerial drones heading toward the RAF Akrotiri base have been shot down.
The British base was struck by an unmanned drone overnight that caused no casualties and limited damage. Shortly after the hit, Keir Starmer announced that the UK would allow the US use British military bases to attack Iranian missile sites.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/mar/02/raf-cyprus-yvette-cooper-keir-starmer-us-iran-israel-uk-politics-latest-news
Author : Vivian Ho
Publish date : 2026-03-02 11:27:00
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