IRAN fired two missiles towards Cyprus, where thousands of British soldiers are stationed, the defence secretary has revealed.
Iranian strikes also landed within just “a few hundred yards” of British troops in Bahrain, John Healey revealed.
Iran fired two missiles towards Cyprus, where thousands of British soldiers are stationed, the defence secretary John Healey revealedCredit: PA
Although Healey said he was “pretty sure” the missiles were not directly targeting British bases, he called Iran a “very real and rising threat”.
It comes as Iran vowed to wreak revenge for the US-Israeli operation Epic Fury that took out their bloodthirsty leader.
Healey told Sky News: “This is a really serious and deteriorating situation, (with) rising risks of increasing Iranian indiscriminate retaliatory attacks.
“Let me give you a couple examples. Yesterday, we had 300 personnel on that Bahrain base that was attacked by Iranian missiles and drones, some of them within a few hundred yards of where they landed.”
“We had two missiles fired in the direction of Cyprus.
“We don’t believe they were targeted at Cyprus, but nevertheless, it’s an example of how there is a very real and rising threat from a regime that is lashing out widely across the region, and that requires us to act.”
He also gave a chilling warning, revealing that Iranian missile commanders were “increasingly allowed to choose their own targets” as the rogue nation was “losing its command and control”.
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