Israeli envoy says Iran strike on Cyprus reflects ‘desperation’

Israel’s permanent representative to the United Nations said on Tuesday that Iran’s actions involving Cyprus underline what he described as Tehran’s growing desperation.

Speaking to correspondents at the United Nations, Danny Danon said that Iranian attacks extending beyond Israel and into the wider region, including Cyprus, were a sign of panic rather than a coherent military strategy.

“This is not strategy. It is panic. It is despair,” he said, referring to missile and drone...