The aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle sails to the Mediterranean – Algerian Al-Hiwar newspaper

She sailed pregnant ​Aircraft Charles de Gaulle and its planes ​and its accompanying frigates to the Mediterranean, against the backdrop of the current situation in the Middle East. He said in a speech to the nation:

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday evening that “Rafale” aircraft, air defense systems and airborne radar were deployed in the region “during the last hours.” He indicated that “additional” air defense means were being sent to Cyprus, as well as the “Languedoc” frigate.

He pointed out that France had shot down drones “from the first hours” of the war “in the framework of legitimate self-defense.” He reported that two French bases were subjected to “limited strikes that caused material damage.”

Greece and Britain

For his part, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced sending a battleship and combat helicopters to the eastern Mediterranean to protect London’s allies in the region and the two British military bases in Cyprus, after one of them was attacked by an Iranian drone.

Greece had previously sent two frigates and two F-class fighters.16 To Cyprus, according to what was announced by the Greek Ministry of Defense

An Iranian-made drone had hit one of the runways of the British Akrotiri base shortly after midnight from Sunday to Monday, and a Cypriot government spokesman indicated that two other drones heading towards the British facilities had been intercepted on Monday. A Cypriot government source told Agence France-Presse that the source of this drone was neighboring Lebanon, suggesting that Iran-backed Hezbollah was likely behind its launch.

Talk of French support for the island follows an offer of assistance from Greece hours later ​Targeting Akrotiri Air Base, a base under British sovereignty, in ​Two separate drone incidents yesterday, Monday.