Nicosia refused to rule out renegotiating use of RAF Akrotiri following anger over the incident

‘Our Armed Forces are responding to a suspected drone strike at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus at midnight local time,’ a spokesperson told The Independent

The apparent attack on RAF Akrotiri came hours after the UK agreed to let the US use British military bases to attack Iran’s missile sites

The attack marks the first strike on a British military base in Cyprus since 1986, escalating regional tensions.

Nicosia refused to rule out renegotiating use of RAF Akrotiri following anger over the incident

The Cypriot government suspects the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon targeted the UK's RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus.

The Cypriot government has criticised how the UK has handled information sharing after drone attacks.