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Greece and Cyprus gain strategic weight amid Middle East turmoil The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is highlighting the growing strategic importance of Cyprus and Greece within European and NATO security frameworks.
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Security, prices and stability top political agenda as government deals with Iran fallout Greece is confronting a fast‑moving crisis on three fronts, as the war in Iran sends shockwaves through European security, global energy markets and domestic politics.
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Mitsotakis projects readiness and EU-backed strength as Tsipras questions policy Greece enters the new week with a more assertive regional posture, but a growing sense of economic and security unease. The sudden escalation in the Middle East has evolved into a multi‑layered challenge for Athens, touching defence, diplomacy, domestic stability and the country’s political landscape.
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Athens calibrates domestic and diplomatic response to Iran war as tension with Turkey resurfaces Greece has moved into a more complex and volatile phase of the Iran crisis. The Greek government is facing multi‑front challenge touching defence, diplomacy, domestic security, the economy and Greek–Turkish relations.
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Opposition demands assurances of non-involvement in Iran conflict Opposition leaders pressed PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis for assurances that Greece’s role in the region will remain strictly limited to the defence of its close ally Cyprus, avoiding deeper involvement in the Iran conflict.
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Government draws line between solidarity for Cyprus and involvement in Iran conflict Government figures in Athens have been making a case for sending naval and air assistance to Cyprus, while seeking to assure the opposition that it has no intention of becoming entangled in the broader Middle East conflict.
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Greece goes operational amid growing concern about Iran war blowback Greece has gone from cautiously monitoring the Middle East crisis to an active, multi‑level mobilisation, as the war in Iran spills into the Eastern Mediterranean and draws Cyprus — and by extension the EU — into the line of fire.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Greece and Turkey press on with high‑level meeting despite renewed frictions Athens and Ankara are preparing for the next high‑level meeting between the two countries’ leaders, scheduled to take place in Ankara between February 9 and 13.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Athens walks tightrope as Trump rattles transatlantic ties Greece, a member of both the European Union and NATO, is working with its allies to strike a careful balance in its approach to the United States, as President Donald Trump’s increasingly belligerent rhetoric rattles capitals across Europe.
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New frigate arrives to much fanfare as spotlight falls on Dendias, minister's aspirations The Greek Navy’s newest and most powerful vessel arrived in Salamina to much fanfare on Thursday. The ship’s appearance also put the spotlight on Defence Minister Nikos Dendias, one of the government’s most prominent figures and a politician whose name is consistently linked to potential future developments on Greece’s political scene.