British destroyer HMS Dragon arrives in eastern Mediterranean
Ship arrives three weeks after Iranian-made drone hit British base of RAF Akrotiri on CyprusMiddle East crisis – live updatesHMS Dragon has arrived in the eastern Mediterranean, three weeks after an Iranian-made drone hit the British base of RAF Akrotiri, the defence secretary has said.The Type...
<p>Ship arrives three weeks after Iranian-made drone hit British base of RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/23/middle-east-crisis-live-iea-chief-says-iran-war-energy-crunch-worse-than-1970s-oil-crises-and-ukraine-war-combined">Middle East crisis – live updates</a></p></li></ul><p>HMS Dragon has arrived in the eastern Mediterranean, three weeks after an Iranian-made drone hit the British base of RAF Akrotiri, the defence secretary has said.</p><p>The Type 45 destroyer will begin “operational integration into Cyprus’s defence” from Monday night, John Healey told MPs.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/23/british-destroyer-hms-dragon-arrives-in-eastern-mediterranean">Continue reading...</a>
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