Hezbollah threat a warning to British bases, diplomats say

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s threat to Cyprus got a lot of traction in local media, as it was no doubt something out of the ordinary. But commentators have told the Cyprus Mail that it should not be read as a threat to Cyprus per se. Rather, it was directed at the use of the British bases on the island – which Nicosia has no control over – in the event they are used in a full-blown Israel-Hezbollah conflict.

As to whether the threat to the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) is a credible one, opinions diverge.