On Aug. 19 a Cypriot government official told media Cyprus would not be a target of Iranian strikes and said Nicosia is maintaining communications with Iranian authorities. Iranian internal sources the same day warned that, if the US further escalate

2026-08-19

On Aug. 19 a Cypriot government official told media Cyprus would not be a target of Iranian strikes and said Nicosia is maintaining communications with Iranian authorities. Iranian internal sources the same day warned that, if the US further escalates the conflict, Iran could strike targets in Europe, naming Bulgaria’s Bezmer airbase, which hosts US tanker aircraft, and the RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus as potential targets.