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![A Royal Air Force Bell Griffin HAR2 rescue helicopter prepares for take-off at the Royal Air Force (RAF) base in the British sovereign base area of Akrotiri in Limassol, on May 24, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Iranian Drone Strikes British RAF Base in Cyprus After UK Authorizes US Action")
![A Ukrainian serviceman holds a “Stinger” anti-aircraft weapon as they scan for possible air targets, onboard a Maritime Guard of the State Border Service of Ukraine boat, Black Sea, December 18, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Ukrainian serviceman holds a “Stinger” anti-aircraft weapon as they scan for possible air targets, onboard a Maritime Guard of the State Border Service of Ukraine boat, Black Sea, December 18, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A large fire burns near the Fairmont The Palm hotel on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah after a reported missile impact, sending thick black smoke into the evening sky. (Photo: Open source)]( "A large fire burns near the Fairmont The Palm hotel on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah after a reported missile impact, sending thick black smoke into the evening sky. (Photo: Open source)")
![A demonstrator holds a portrait of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, February 28, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A demonstrator holds a portrait of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, February 28, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![“On the Brink of War? How U.S. Strikes on Tehran Could Dramatically Shift Russia’s War Effort”]( "“On the Brink of War? How U.S. Strikes on Tehran Could Dramatically Shift Russia’s War Effort”")
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The coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes against targets in Iran on February 28 do more than reshape the balance of power in the Middle East. They directly affect the geopolitical framework Russia has built since 2022 to sustain its war in Ukraine — that now partly depends on the Moscow–Tehran axis.![An Iranian flag stands beside a ground-to-ground Sajil missile prior to a test launch at an undisclosed location in Iran on November 12, 2008. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "An Iranian flag stands beside a ground-to-ground Sajil missile prior to a test launch at an undisclosed location in Iran on November 12, 2008. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
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