The German frigate Sachsen will take over as the flagship of a NATO mission in the North Atlantic, replacing Britain’s HMS Dragon, one of Britain’s six Type 45 destroyers, which has been sent to the Mediterranean to help defend Cyprus.

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    14 days ago

    defend Cyprus

    Because of the British airbase or because of the US aircraft carrier?

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      14 days ago

      The British airbase. There have been a few different things fired its way now

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          I believe they’ve mostly come from Iran itself, with at least one being from Lebanon (so presumably Hezbollah, since the actual Lebanese military isn’t likely to have done it)