British defense minister John Healey said on Thursday that the friendship between his country and Cyprus remained strong in the face of Iranian threats.
Healey said in a post on X that he met with his Cypriot counterpart, Vasilis Palmas, earlier on Thursday and discussed how Britain was further reinforcing air defenses to support their shared security.
Healey has headed to Cyprus on Thursday after a drone strike on a UK air base on the Mediterranean island.
The visit comes after the runway of the Royal Air Force (RAF) base at Akrotiri came under attack by an Iranian-made unmanned drone on Monday.
Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, said Tuesday the UK was sending "helicopters with counter drone capabilities" and a warship, HMS Dragon, to Cyprus as Britain continued "defensive operations" in the region.
