UK confirms shooting down several Iranian drones in support of Israel
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed on Sunday that British military aircraft had shot down ” several “ Iranian drones during the attack launched last night by Tehran on Israel.
“I can confirm that our pilots shot down several Iranian attack drones”said Mr Sunak in a video message recorded to Downing Streetshortly before a meeting of the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries, which includes the United Kingdom. “What we need now is for calm to prevail. We will work with our allies to defuse the situation”he added.
US President Joe Biden said overnight that US forces helped bring down ” almost all “ the drones and missiles fired by Iran at Israel.
France is also among Israel’s allies who helped it defend itself from the Iranian attack, according to the Israeli army, without, for the moment, an official French source confirming this publicly. “France has made an important contribution”Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said in an interview with journalists from the foreign press on Sunday morning, including Samuel Forey, who corresponds with The world on the spot.
According to information from Worldseveral Iranian vectors were intercepted above the French influence located in Iraq and Jordan. “France has ground-air defense elements in the region to protect its forces, they were used to neutralize what flew over our territories”confirmed anonymously a source familiar with the matter.