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Iranian-Made Drone Hits British Air Base in Cyprus, Causing Limited Damage
HeadlinesSirens Sound at UK's Akrotiri Airbase on Cyprus, Cypriot State Tv Says
France Is Ready to Help Gulf Countries Targeted by Iran
HeadlinesRussia Says Five Injured in Massive Overnight Ukrainian Drone Attack on Novorossiysk
British Air Base in Cyprus Hit by Suspected Drone Strike, Sky News Reports
Date: March 2, 2026
March 2 (Reuters) - Britain's Royal Air Force base Akrotiri has been hit by a suspected drone strike, Sky News reported on Monday citing the UK's Ministry of Defence. There were no casualties in the...
US Lawmakers See No Trump Plan for Iran Following Strikes
Date: March 1, 2026
By Doina Chiacu March 1 (Reuters) - The United States has yet to spell out a "day-after" strategy for Iran following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed much of the country's leadership, lawmakers...
US Is Sinking Iran's Navy, Trump Says
Date: March 1, 2026
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the U.S. military was sinking Iran's Navy, having destroyed nine Iranian warships so...
Exclusive-Ahead of Strikes, Trump Was Told Iran Attack Is High Risk, High Reward
Date: March 1, 2026
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Ahead of the U.S. attack on Iran, President Donald Trump received briefings that not only delivered blunt assessments about the risk of...
France Says Drone Incident Near Aircraft Carrier Would Be 'provocation' if Russian Link Confirmed
Date: February 27, 2026
PARIS, Feb 27 (Reuters) - France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Friday Paris had no evidence that Russia was behind an unidentified drone neutralised near the Charles de Gaulle aircraft...
Surviving Strike, Shamkhani Resumes Central Role in Iran's War Room
Date: February 25, 2026
DUBAI, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Ali Shamkhani, who taunted Israel after being pulled alive from the rubble of his Tehran home following a strike in June 2025, has survived at the centre of Iranian policy-...