Iran war challenges Cyprus’ time in the EU hot seat
Government
Cyprus is scrambling to keep its six-month turn leading the EU’s lawmaking work on track after it had to hastily reschedule major meetings when Iranian drones targeted the country. The island nation — the third-smallest in the EU and the closest member of the bloc to the Middle East — has become a target of Tehran’s retribution following U.S. and Israeli strikes that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. But Cypriot politicians and officials insist their country is only marginally affected and that it
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