Turkey is weighing the deployment of F-16 fighter jets to Northern Cyprus as the fallout from the US-Israel war on Iran reshapes security across the eastern Mediterranean. The move comes after an Iranian-made drone struck the British RAF Akrotiri base on Cyprus likely fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon prompting EU member states to pledge air defence systems to the island and forcing the postponement of an all-27 EU defence ministers meeting in Nicosia. Turkish President Erdogan also warned British PM Starmer on Friday that prolonged interventions in Iran risk causing significant damage to regional and global stability. Turkey, already hit by an Iranian missile intercepted over its airspace, is now potentially moving from bystander to active military actor in a disputed corner of Europe.