Greece has quietly repositioned a Patriot air defense battery to Crete overnight, deploying it near the Souda military b...

Greece has quietly repositioned a Patriot air defense battery to Crete overnight, deploying it near the Souda military base as Iran's threats against US military targets in Europe grow more specific, according to Kathimerini. Greece's Defense Ministry and armed forces are on heightened alert as officials assess the potential threat to critical military infrastructure. Athens is now in direct contact with both Washington and Israel over the threat picture for bases in Greece and Cyprus. Allied intelligence has flagged that Iran still holds a significant stockpile of ballistic missiles with ranges exceeding 2,000 km, putting southeastern Europe, including Greece, within reach. The Patriot system was originally deployed in March specifically to counter ballistic missile threats. Sources close to the Tehran regime have told the Financial Times that Iran is actively weighing strikes on US military targets in Europe if President Trump escalates the conflict further. Two sources familiar with Iranian operational planning told the Financial Times that Iranian forces have already conducted situational assessments on attacking American assets in southeastern Europe. Bulgaria is specifically named as a concern after it approved the use of the Bessemer air base for US military refueling aircraft last month. Cyprus is also on Tehran's radar, with British air base RAF Akrotiri having already been hit by a drone strike back in March. The Financial Times reported that many at the top of the Iranian regime now see a full-scale military confrontation as only a matter of time, and that Tehran is seriously examining options to raise the stakes. #Greece #Iran #PatriotMissile