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Greece Deploys Warships, Jets to Cyprus After Drone Strikes on UK Air Base Akrotiri
Greece sent two frigates and four F-16 fighter jets to support Cyprus after a drone strike on RAF Akrotiri, with no casualties reported, amid tensions linked to Iran.
- On March 2, Greece dispatched two frigates and four F-16 fighter jets to Cyprus after a Shahed-type UAV struck RAF Akrotiri's runway.
- Observers say the attack is widely believed by Iran or Iranian-backed proxies in retaliation for U.S. operations from British bases in Cyprus, while IRGC state media threatened ballistic missile strikes on Cyprus.
- The frigate Kimon, Greece's newest FDI HN vessel, provides long-range air defence while Psara carries the Centaur counter-drone system detecting UAVs up to 150 kilometers.
- Dendias flew to Cyprus to coordinate and pledged Greece would support Cyprus 'in every possible way', while Nikos Christodoulides insisted Cyprus 'does not participate' in any military operation.
- Two additional drones were intercepted on March 2, and a Greek C-130 Hercules transport plane arrived Monday evening as Greece and Cyprus maintain long military ties, with Athens as protective power for Cyprus.
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The dispatch of Greek F-16s and frigates strengthens Greece's presence in Cyprus, while citizens' concern grows as official announcements are not particularly enlightening or reassuring.
DECRYPTAGE - Iranian drones have targeted the British military base in Cyprus, a territory on the ground of the European Union. A first for the Islamic Republic that is crossing a new level in its escalation.
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