RAF refuelling tanker reported over Cyprus during Iran attack against Israel

An RAF KC2 Voyager tanker was reported airborne from Akrotiri, the British base in Cyprus, as Iran fired missiles at Israeli targets and Iraq closed its airspace, in a new escalation that put U.S.-backed truce efforts under pressure.

The RAF tanker, identified as ZZ338, had taken off from Akrotiri and was holding over the eastern Mediterranean about an hour later. The aircraft was airborne as Iran fired ballistic missiles at Israel and Iraq shut its airspace....