- British troops in Erbil, northern Iraq, came under attack from an Iranian drone storm on Wednesday night.
- Air defence forces shot down two drones, while others successfully struck an air base in the region.
- This marks the third air strike against British forces, following a drone attack on RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus and a missile landing near UK personnel in Iraq.
- The Defence Secretary suggested that Vladimir Putin's "hidden hands" may be behind some of Iran's tactics in the Middle East conflict.
- Lieutenant General Nick Perry, the UK's chief of joint operations, stated there were "definitively" signs of a link between Russia and Iran, including Iran's use of drones "as learned from the Russians".
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