The Jerusalem Post on Sunday reported that the agreement was signed earlier this month in Nicosia but only announced over the weekend. IDF post on its Turkish-language X account

As war, energy routes and great-power rivalries reshape the Eastern Mediterranean, Athens, Jerusalem and Nicosia revive their trilateral alliance—sending calibrated messages to Washington while bracing for Ankara’s reaction.

The timing of the proposed meeting is crucial, given the fragile Trump-engineered peace agreement to end the Gaza war, but also because Athens is particularly eager to promote multi-lateral cooperation schemes in the eastern Mediterranean

Minister Papastavrou's visit came at a moment when governments across the region are reassessing supply routes and strategic alignments in response to shifting Middle Eastern dynamics and Europe’s ongoing effort to break from Russian gas

Representatives from Greece, the US, Cyprus and Israel - the 3+1 initiative - reaffirmed their governments' support for broader regional connectivity projects within the framework of the India–Middle East–Europe Corridor (IMEC)

US Lawmakers seek to use the annual National Defense Authorization Act to curb Ankara’s regional behavior, while expanding cooperation among the United States, Israel, Greece and Cyprus