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08.03.26 - 02:33
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Turkey Mulls F-16 Deployment To Turkish-Occupied Cyprus Amid Iran War Tensions (ZeroHedge)
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Turkey Mulls F-16 Deployment To Turkish-Occupied Cyprus Amid Iran War Tensions
As the Iran war unfolds and has shown signs of becoming a regional conflict, one interesting question is what Turkey's role will be - given it is both a NATO member possessing a large military and an avowed regional enemy and rival to Israel for influence.
A Turkish defense ministry source has been cited in national media to say the country is mulling deployment of F-16 fighter jets to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).
Occupied northern Cyprus, Shutterstock/Middle East Forum
Earlier this week a British military base hosted in EU member Cyprus (on the southern side of the island) came under attack by Iranian-made drones.
This has resulted in some European military assets being moved to Cyprus, including additional British forces. But now it appears Turkey wants to make a show of doing the name for Turkish-claimed Cypriot territory.
Turkey's Daily Sabah points out, however, that "TRNC has bee...
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