{"id":330793,"date":"2026-03-31T18:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-raf-refuelling-tanker-during-mission-against-iranian-drones-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T18:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:00:19","slug":"inside-raf-refuelling-tanker-during-mission-against-iranian-drones-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-raf-refuelling-tanker-during-mission-against-iranian-drones-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside RAF refuelling tanker during mission against Iranian drones | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/T5dphysJeGs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Inside RAF refuelling tanker during mission against Iranian drones | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T5dphysJeGs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>For the past month, British jets have been operating over Cyprus, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain after the US began its bombing campaign against Iran.<\/p>\n<p>RAF pilots have clocked up more than 1,000 flying hours over that time, shooting down several Iranian drones.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC&#8217;s Defence Correspondent Jonathan Beale has been inside the cockpit of an RAF refuelling tanker in Cyprus during its mission.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#RAF #UK #Iran #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the past month, British jets have been operating over Cyprus, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain after the US began its bombing campaign against Iran. 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