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flag UK's HMS Dragon deployed to Mediterranean after Iranian drone attack, part of expanded defense efforts.

flag The UK’s HMS Dragon, a Type 45 destroyer, has arrived in the eastern Mediterranean and begun integrating into Cyprus’s defense operations, following an Iranian drone strike on RAF Akrotiri on March 2. flag The ship, which departed Portsmouth on March 10 after a rapid refit, is now part of a broader UK military buildup, including 500 additional air defense personnel and increased air missions across the region. flag The UK confirmed two Iranian missiles were intercepted near Diego Garcia, with no casualties or operational disruption. flag The government has authorized US use of its bases for defensive strikes against Iranian threats to the Strait of Hormuz, amid regional tensions fueled by mine-laying and attacks on shipping.

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