When it comes to European Union territory, you can't go much further east than Cyprus. So far east, in fact, that it's within reach of Iran's weapons.

Allies have rushed to defend the Mediterranean nation, where the drone hit a British base. Some Cypriots wonder why the bases are still there.

French President Emmanuel Macron ordered the French frigate Languedoc to waters off Cyprus, a fellow European Union member, to bolster its anti-drone and anti-missiles defenses.

The location of the French military aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, which had been located off the Limassol coast earlier this week, was leaked via the GPS tracker of a young officer’s Strava sports app,

Travel to Turkey and Cyprus is still possible, but official warnings indicate that the security situation has become more complex amid the ongoing Middle East conflict.