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RAF Akrotiri
British sovereign air base in Cyprus; first British territory struck in the 2026 Iran conflict.
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#10 17 May
RAF Typhoons fire APKWS in Gulf combat
Drones: Industry & Defence#44 20 Mar
Mentioned in: UK attorney general: war unlawful
Iran Conflict 2026#44 20 Mar
Opened to US Iran strikes alongside Diego Garcia under Starmer's order
Iran Conflict 2026: UK opens RAF Fairford to US Iran strikes#34 13 Mar
Mentioned in: Third Iran missile over Turkish skies
Iran Conflict 2026#31 8 Mar
Confirmed hit by small drone — first confirmation of actual base impact
Iran Conflict 2026: Drone hit confirmed at RAF Akrotiri#31 8 Mar
Mentioned in: British troops yards from Iran strike
Iran Conflict 2026#31 8 Mar
Reinforced with Typhoons, F-35s, counter-drone teams, and radars from January
Iran Conflict 2026: UK prepositioned jets before war began#15 3 Mar
Targeted as Iran shifted from massed salvos to constant dispersed strikes
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran switches to constant dispersed hits#9 2 Mar
Opened to US strikes on Iran after Starmer's 1 March authorisation
Iran Conflict 2026: UK opens Diego Garcia for Iran strikes#9 2 Mar
Mentioned in: Britain will not join offensive on Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#9 2 Mar
Struck by drone within one hour of UK authorising US base use for Iran
Iran Conflict 2026: Akrotiri struck after UK opened bases#10 2 Mar
Protected from two additional drones intercepted in separate incident
Iran Conflict 2026: Two drones intercepted near Akrotiri#7 1 Mar
Struck approximately one hour after Starmer stated US could use British bases
Iran Conflict 2026: Akrotiri struck after UK opened bases#7 1 Mar