Iranian Drone Hits British Air Base in Cyprus

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 an apparent escalation that effectively draws an EU member state into the conflict surrounding Iran.

The attack, which struck a runway at the Royal Air Force base in Akrotiri, was the first assault on the military facility since a missile attack by Libyan militants in 1986, Reuters reports, as cited by Klankosova.tv.

Britain had moved additional air assets to Akrotiri in anticipation of possible U.S. action against Iran in recent weeks, while stating that British bases would not be used.