(LIVE BLOG) OPERATION EPIC FURY/RISING LION IN IRAN, DAY 5
Following our previous reporting ( link ), the operation by US and Israeli forces in Iran on Wednesday went into its fifth day. Civic flights to Larnaca, Cyprus have resumed despite the Hellenic Air Force neutralizing two Iranian kamikaze drones over the island ( link ). The buildup of foreign military forces in and around Cyprus is necessary, but the Republic of Cyprus itself is not party to the conflict, spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday ( link ). France is sending air defense assets and the frigate Languedoc with ETA off the coast of Cyprus this evening. The Dutch frigate Evertsen is also deploying to the East Med, a Defense spokesperson said.
