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Iran attacks RAF base in Cyprus, an EU country

9 pointsby breppptoday at 7:47 AM34 commentsview on HN

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dizhntoday at 8:23 AM

Iran's communication specifically calls these bases foreign soil. and "reassures" the host countries that the attacks are not against them. In this case it would be UK soil.

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breppptoday at 7:53 AM

This comes after attacking US, French bases and civilian infrastructure in Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE as well as their close friends and mediators in Qatar and Oman

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borutotoday at 8:23 AM

> Cyprus, an EU country

RAF base is on "sovereign British land", A vestige of colonialism. Technically not EU.

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specproctoday at 9:06 AM

Iran has the right to defend itself.

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