New Delhi, March 2 -- A Royal Air Force base in Cyprus was struck by an Iranian one-way attack drone amid ongoing US and Israeli strikes on Tehran over the weekend, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides confirmed on Monday.

The UK's Ministry of Defence said RAF Akrotiri suffered "minimal damage" late Sunday around midnight local time, adding that no casualties were reported.

The development followed a video address by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in which he said the UK would permit the United States to use British bases for "limited defensive" missions aimed at safeguarding British lives and interests in West Asia.

"Our base and personnel continue to operate as normal protecting the safety of Britain and our interests," an MoD spoke...