'Nelson will be spinning in his grave': As the French are called in to protect UK forces in Cyprus from Iranian attack, how decades of cuts, faulty ships and a sailor shortage left the Royal Navy a shadow of its former self
- Posted on March 4, 2026
- By Daily Mail
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'Nelson will be spinning in his grave': As the French are called in to protect UK forces in Cyprus from Iranian attack, how decades of cuts, faulty ships and a sailor shortage left the Royal Navy a shadow of its former self
After RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus was successfully attacked by Iranian drones late on Sunday, the country's president yesterday appealed to Paris for help protecting the island.
