Cypriot Leftists denounce attack on Iran, use of UK Cyprus bases

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Statements from the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL)

Our fears have been confirmed about the British bases’ involvement in wars in the region

2 March 2026, AKEL C.C. Press Office, Nicosia

The recent attack on the British bases on our island confirms the dangers that their presence poses to Cyprus and our people. We call on the government to convey to the British government that Cyprus and its people oppose any kind of military involvement of the bases in any conflicts in the region. In any case, our people’s demand for the dismantling of the British bases on our island is once again proving to be timely and enduring. Furthermore, the government must ensure that the infrastructures of the Republic of Cyprus will not be used for any military operations and attacks in the region.

The military escalation in the wider region, following the US-Israeli attacks against Iran and Iran’s military responses, poses unpredictable dangers for all the peoples and states in the region, including Cyprus and its people. Ending hostilities, returning to the path of diplomacy, and the respect for international law is the only way forward and the principal priority. AKEL supports the relevant calls in this direction issued by the Secretary-General of the UN António Guterres.

Today’s declaration by President Christodoulides that the country is not involved in any way in military operations in the region must in practise govern our country’s foreign policy, in all its diplomatic positions and actions, in the political choices it makes and the messages it chooses to convey. It should now be self-evident to everyone that aligning ourselves with the US and Israel does not safeguard the interests of the Cypriot people, nor does it ensure peace in our region.

AKEL reiterates once again that the consistent upholding of international law and peace is the only option that protects Cyprus and the only option that is morally and politically correct.

We call on the government to take all the necessary measures to protect Cyprus and repatriate Cypriot citizens who are in the war zone. We also call on the government to continuously inform and guide residents in areas located in or adjacent to the British bases and not to leave them in the dark, as was the case yesterday.

02.03.2026

AKEL condemns the attack by the US and Israel against Iran

28 February 2026, AKEL C.C. Press Office, Nicosia

The so-called pre-emptive strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran constitute a violation of international law and the Charter of the United Nations.

In a region that is already up in flames, the new attack waged by the US and Israel could lead to further regional unrest, to the detriment of peace and security for the peoples of the region.

AKEL condemns the attack, which follows a series of violations of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states. Moreover, peaceful resolution and diplomacy were a feasible scenario, which was provocatively ignored.

The Trump-Netanyahu duo’s invocation of sensitivities about democracy in Iran is patently hypocritical. The future and course of the country is a matter for its people to decide and not for foreign states. After all, similar invasions under similar pretexts have been carried out in the past, with disastrous consequences for all the states and peoples of our neighbourhood.

We call on the Christodoulides government to take a principled stance in this case, in line with international law and the Charter of the United Nations, as we, the people, also demand in the case of the semi-occupied Cyprus.

28.02.2026