In its retaliatory attacks, Iran has struck its U.S.-allied neighbors in the region, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
The war has also drawn in European powers, after a drone strike Sunday hit a British military base on Cyprus, a European Union member state off the coast of Turkey.
After the Sun newspaper published a photograph showing a hole in the side of an airplane hangar, the British Defense Ministry said the strike on the RAF Akrotiri base, which is classed as a British Overseas Territory, caused “no casualties and thorough assessments determine that the damage is minimal.”
The Spanish Defense Ministry said Thursday it would deploy a frigate to defend Cyprus. Italy and France also confirmed they would deploy defensive forces to the region, while Britain said it plans to deploy a warship next week.
Olivia O’Sullivan, the U.K. director in the World Programme at Chatham
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