UK: Drone hits the runway of the British base in Cyprus

Published March 2nd, 2026 - 08:30 GMT
Akrotiri base
A handout photograph taken on January 3, 2025, and released by the British Ministry of Defense shows a Royal Air Force Typhoon aircraft on the tarmac at RAF Akrotiri, on the island of Cyprus. (Sgt. Lee Goddard / UK Ministry of Defense / AFP)

ALBAWABA - The British Foreign Secretary announced on Monday that a drone hit the runway of the British base in Cyprus.

The UK's Royal Air Force base ⁠of Akrotiri in Cyprus was subjected to an Iranian drone attack overnight, the island’s president and the British Ministry of Defence revealed.

According to sources, earlier, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK would allow the U.S. to use its bases to attack Iran.

This comes amid escalating tension in the Middle East and exchanged attacks between Iran, Israel and the United States after Tel Aviv announced the launch of an attack on Tehran with the assistance of Washington.