Iran: Turkey deploys fighter jets to Northern Cyprus

Türkiye has positioned six combatant jets and aerial defence systems astatine the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, TRNC, arsenic the warfare successful Iran entered its 10th day.

The authorities connected Monday said the enactment was portion of the “phased approach” to heighten the information of the TRNC, successful airy of caller developments successful the Middle East.

“Six F-16 Fighting Falcon combatant craft and aerial defence systems person been deployed,” the Turkish National Defense Ministry said, adding that further measures volition beryllium taken based connected further developments.

On Monday, Iran denied targeting Azerbaijan, Cyprus, oregon Turkey with drones oregon missiles. The Foreign Ministry said Tehran’s defence actions should not beryllium “interpreted arsenic hostility toward immoderate of the countries successful the region.”

The spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, recalled the equipped forces’ wide unit had “expli...