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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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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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Athens anxious about managing alliances and fallout from Iran bombing The Israeli–US strike on Iran over the weekend has jolted European capitals – none more so than Athens as Greece faces a crisis that touches many of its strategic vulnerabilities: energy, shipping, tourism, trade and migration.
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Predator ruling reopens scandal that government hoped had been buried One of the scandals that has haunted Greece’s centre-right administration over the last few years – the Predator surveillance case – is back in the spotlight after a lower court issued convictions in Thursday, which could lead to prosecutors reopening their investigation into potential felonies but has already reignited the political tussle over the affair and placed Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis under closer scrutiny.
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Mitsotakis touts benefits of energy deals against backdrop of criticism Offshore exploration agreements with US energy giants and contracts to provide natural gas to eastern Europe top PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s agenda, as he sets out his vision on the path to elections.
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Health minister hogs spotlight, puts PM in tricky position Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis, who is never far from controversy, has been in the media spotlight over the last couple of weeks, fuelling speculation about the possible motives behind the high-profile clashes he has been involved in.
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PM hails hydrocarbon deals as win for energy security and geopolitical standing This week’s signing of four new hydrocarbon exploration agreements was welcomed by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis as a landmark moment in Greece’s energy strategy and the country’s geopolitical status in the region.