US EditionUK Says Cyprus Akrotiri Base Will Not Be Used in US Strikes on Iran Targets
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Conservative AngleUK says Cyprus Akrotiri base will not be used in US strikes on Iran targets
"RAF Akrotiri would not be involved in the UK's continuation of its agreement with the US to use UK bases in collective self-defense of the region," a spokesperson for Starmer's office said.
Britain says Cyprus base not part of UK-US self-defence deal
Britain said its Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus would not be involved in its defensive agreement with the United States to use UK bases, after a call on Saturday between Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides. The UK government gave authorisation on Friday for the US to use RAF Fairford in England and Diego Garcia, a joint US-UK base in the Indian Ocean, to carry out defensive strikes on Iranian missile sites attacki…
Britain has not given permission for offensive missions to be carried out from a British base in Akrotiri in Cyprus, according to the BBC.More...
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