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flag UK deploys Typhoons to Bahrain amid Middle East tensions, following Iranian drone attacks and a fatal paragliding accident.

flag RAF Typhoon jets have been deployed over Bahrain as part of the UK’s defense efforts in the Middle East amid rising tensions following the second week of conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran. flag Two of four UK jets sent to Qatar are supporting Bahrain in intercepting drones and missiles, with Bahrain reporting 190 drones and 114 missiles intercepted since hostilities began, mostly by its own defenses. flag An Iranian drone attack damaged Bahrain’s airport fuel tanks, injuring 23 people, including four children. flag The UK has flown over 300 pilot hours in 13 days, conducting combat patrols over Jordan, the UAE, and Qatar, and joining allied missions to defend Cyprus after an Iranian-made drone struck the RAF Akrotiri base on March 1. flag The base remains a key UK military site. flag In unrelated news, an RAF pilot died from injuries sustained in a paragliding accident.

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