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France, Greece, and Britain moved to defend Cyprus.
After an Iranian-made drone hit Britain鈥檚 Akrotiri air base in Cyprus on Sunday, the three countries pledged to send reinforcements. Britain will send one destroyer; France will send antimissile and anti-drone systems, as well as an aircraft carrier; and Greece sent four F-16 fighter jets and two warships. Cyprus, an island nation in the Mediterranean divided into the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (recognized only by Turkey), has very limited military strength. It has been a full member of the European Union since 2004.