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British Defense Secretary says ballistic missiles were launched toward Cyprus
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NomNom feddit.uk NomNom@feddit.uk
Joined: 2026-02-13
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Link: https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1296667/missiles-launched-toward-cyprus-intercepted-uk-defense-secretary-says/
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rose56 lemmy.zip roserose56@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-09-17
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Cyprus president denied it, that's what I did read couple minutes ago.
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Miles O'Brien startrek.website SARGE@startrek.website
Joined: 2024-08-27
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rose56 wrote:
Cyprus president denied it, that's what I did read couple minutes ago.
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rose56 lemmy.zip roserose56@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-09-17
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Miles O'Brien wrote:
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First saw it here(Greek)
https://www.news247.gr/kosmos/kipros-katigorimatiki-diapsefsi-gia-anaxaitisi-piravlon-epikoinonia-xristodoulidi-starmer/

But with a search also here
https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/03/01/iran-missiles-fired-towards-uk-bases-in-cyprus

It says "Healey said it was not yet clear if the missiles were deliberately targeting UK facilities on the island."

"However, President Nikos Christodoulides said he had spoken to UK Prime Minister Kair Starmer, who had confirmed categorically that Cyprus was not a target for Iran"
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ohulancutash feddit.uk ohulancutash@feddit.uk
Joined: 2025-02-16
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rose56 wrote:
First saw it here(Greek) https://www.news247.gr/kosmos/kipros-katigorimatiki-diapsefsi-gia-anaxaitisi-piravlon-epikoinonia-xristodoulidi-starmer/ But with a search also here https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/03/01/iran-missiles-fired-towards-uk-bases-in-cyprus It says "Healey said it was not yet clear if the missiles were deliberately targeting UK facilities on the island." "However, President Nikos...

The bases aren’t technically in Cyprus.
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rose56 lemmy.zip roserose56@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-09-17
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ohulancutash wrote:
The bases aren’t technically in Cyprus.

I didn't know that, thanks for the info.
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