[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] France is sending warships and anti-air attack systems to Cyprus amid deepening questions about Britain's ability to defend its own bases from Iranian attacks.
Emmanuel Macron has ordered units including two frigates to the eastern Mediterranean after RAF Akrotiri was struck by a drone which pierced its air defences on Sunday night.
They will supplement forces already in the region and the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier strike group, which has been ordered to deploy to the area from the Baltic Sea.
The Cyprus Mail said president Nikos Christodoulides appealed to both Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to send naval vessels to help protect the island. |