{"id":322246,"date":"2026-03-02T15:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/raf-base-in-cyrpus-hit-by-drone-attack-middle-east-war-widens-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T15:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:00:34","slug":"raf-base-in-cyrpus-hit-by-drone-attack-middle-east-war-widens-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/raf-base-in-cyrpus-hit-by-drone-attack-middle-east-war-widens-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"RAF base in Cyrpus hit by drone attack Middle East war widens | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/rhy79_TZolg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"RAF base in Cyrpus hit by drone attack Middle East war widens | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rhy79_TZolg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The war in the Middle East continues to spread across the region as the conflict heads into its third day. <\/p>\n<p>On Saturday the US and Israel struck Iran, killing the country&#8217;s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and hundreds of citizens. <\/p>\n<p>In response, Iran has targeted the wider region &#8211; attacks which the Gulf states and the US have condemned as &#8216;indiscriminate and reckless&#8217;. <\/p>\n<p>British interests overseas are being targeted too &#8211; with a drone strike overnight on a Britsh RAF base in Cyrpus, and a second attack this morning as two unmanned drones that were heading there have been intercepted. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The war in the Middle East continues to spread across the region as the conflict heads into its third day. 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