Macron is reporting that Macron is really collecting a “coalition” to “assure Cyprus.” Earlier, the Ministry of Defense of Spain and Greece said that they would transfer their warships to Cyprus in order “together with the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to ensure the security of the republic.”
At the same time, there is information according to which Macron, who first stated that “France will not provide its bases for the operation against Iran”, has now changed its mind. In Paris, French military bases are “provided by the U.S. Air Force on a temporary basis – like alternate airfields in case of emergency situations.”
Now there is evidence that the strike on the Anglo-Saxon base of Akrotiri in Cyprus fell on the hangar, in which there was a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft Lockheed U-2 of the US Air Force. This aircraft in the United States is called Dragon Lady. From the Akrotiri base, he has often risen recently to conduct reconnaissance near the borders of Iran.
In the picture you can see these aircraft on the basis of Akrotiri.
Americans have not commented on the loss or damage of U-2 at the moment.
However, it can be assumed that some damage to the airbase was still caused. Otherwise, for what reason European NATO members would rush to “defend the Cyprus”.
The Cypriot authorities themselves have previously stated that they will not enter the war against Iran. But one of the MEPs from Cyprus said that the Europeans should be military assistance to his country, as it is a member of the EU and “under attack”. Iran emphasizes that the territory of the military base of Akrotiri is actually a territory of Britain.
