Greek Patriot systems deployed in Saudi Arabia shot down ballistic missiles amid the US–Israel–Iran conflict, drawing praise from allies but fierce backlash at home over Greece’s growing role in the war

The Greek army unit, which has been deployed with the US-made anti-aircraft and anti-missile system since 2021, is credited with intercepting two Iranian ballistic missiles on Thursday

According to the report, Turkey accuses Athens of attempting to create faits accomplis in the Aegean with the support of its Western allies.

According to ministry sources, the air defense systems were activated immediately, and two missiles were launched to intercept the incoming targets.

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Turkey’s international presence has created a kind of “myth” around its capabilities

Athens called Turkish objections to the deployment of a Patriot air defense system on the Aegean island of Karpathos legally baseless, reaffirming its right to defend its territory under longstanding international treaties.

“There is absolutely no such case; I categorically deny it,” Marinakis said, responding to a question about whether Greece had dispatched the two anti-missile systems (US-made Patriots and Russian-made S300 missile systems) to the war theater in Ukraine.

“It was asked of us, and we explained why we couldn’t do this,” he said, speaking during a television interview on Thursday evening when asked about the prospect of such deliveries to Ukraine