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Iran attacks RAF base in Cyprus, an EU country

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Re: Iran attacks RAF base in Cyprus, an EU country

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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

They're really determined to prove that they're the bad guys after all, huh?

After all? As if funding proxies in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iraq that undermine the state government’s sovereignty was not enough

Re: Iran attacks RAF base in Cyprus, an EU country

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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.

How does Iran communication describe the attacking of Saudi ARAMCO oil facilities and hotels in Bahrain and Dubai?

These countries are not sovereign states. They are western puppets with western armies on their territory. It makes these attacks only legitimate.

Re: Iran attacks RAF base in Cyprus, an EU country

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From who? Did the UK attack Iran?

The UK supports the attacks by giving logistical support to the US through the use of UK airbases.

It seems this was not the case, but this has all changed now for sure

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj98egkl7l1o https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/20/what-are-chago...

Re: Iran attacks RAF base in Cyprus, an EU country

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, actually yes they did contribute to the attack on the Republic. See[1]. [1] : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20l1v0ldqzo

Your link actually says they were contributing to the defense not the attack > The US-Israeli strikes were launched after negotiations to limit Iran's nuclear programme ended without a deal. The UK did not participate.

Yes that is true. The UK contributes to the defense operations of the imperial aggressors against the Republic.

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Your link actually says they were contributing to the defense not the attack > The US-Israeli strikes were launched after negotiations to limit Iran's nuclear programme ended without a deal. The UK did not participate.

Yes that is true. The UK contributes to the defense operations of the imperial aggressors against the Republic.

What's your view on the Republic's imperial aggression against Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen?

Re: Iran attacks RAF base in Cyprus, an EU country

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes that is true. The UK contributes to the defense operations of the imperial aggressors against the Republic.

What's your view on the Republic's imperial aggression against Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen?

Which Republic are we talking about? The Islamic Republic or the western "republics"?

Re: Iran attacks RAF base in Cyprus, an EU country

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

This is correct.

> the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (SBA), is a British Overseas Territory that consists of two separate areas on the island of Cyprus.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akrotiri_and_Dhekelia

Re: Iran attacks RAF base in Cyprus, an EU country

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They're really determined to prove that they're the bad guys after all, huh?

After all? As if funding proxies in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iraq that undermine the state government’s sovereignty was not enough

Well yeah, but they still had a chance to play the victim after the US/Israel strikes (especially if some of the reports about how the negotiations went down are true). Lots of people are still primed to listen to it. But they're not interested in making it easy for their apologists, I guess.

Re: Iran attacks RAF base in Cyprus, an EU country

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

The UK supports the attacks by giving logistical support to the US through the use of UK airbases.

It seems this was not the case, but this has all changed now for sure https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj98egkl7l1o https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/20/what-are-chago...

Those articles are both out of date.

Re: Iran attacks RAF base in Cyprus, an EU country

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's your view on the Republic's imperial aggression against Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen?

Which Republic are we talking about? The Islamic Republic or the western "republics"?

I am talking about the Islamic Republic setting up local mercenary forces in order to extract resources from the local government in Iraq and Lebanon.

That's called Imperialism and was common among european powers in the 19th century

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