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alwaysinasnit

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13. I suspect that the deployment of the UK vessels was not to reinforce/assist the US' war

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 06:40 PM

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against Iran. Rather, it was to reinforce it's base in Cyprus.

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260302-uk-base-in-cyprus-hit-by-drone-as-fallout-from-iran-war-spreads-beyond-middle-east

An Iranian drone hit the runway of the UK's Akrotiri air force base overnight on Monday but caused "minimal" damage, officials said. Britain declined to take part in the US-Israeli strikes on Iran but later approved a US request to use its bases for "defensive actions", Britain's minister for the Middle East said.

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I suspect that the deployment of the UK vessels was not to reinforce/assist the US' war alwaysinasnit Saturday #13

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