Greece

Turkish FM warns Greece of consequences of provocative acts

TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – Turkish Foreign Minister on Monday warned Greece to not venture on behalf of someone else's interests, saying that otherwise, Athens will suffer the consequences.

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Crews of Greek oil tankers seized in Iran released

TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – Some sources have confirmed the release of the crews of the Greek oil tankers seized in Iran after the trip of a Greek delegation to Tehran.

Turkey says Greece opens fire on merchant ship in intl waters

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Amid tensions between Turkey and Greece, the Turkish Coast Guard issued a statement on Saturday evening claiming that Greek forces fired on a commercial ship sailing in international waters.

Erdogan threatens Greece again

TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – President Erdogan of Turkey reiterated the warning to Athens, saying, "All of a sudden, we can come overnight."

Erdogan warns Greece of 'heavy price', tells it not to go far

TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – Amid tensions between Turkey and Greece, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Athens on Saturday to look at history, saying, "If you go too far, the price will be heavy."

EMSC:

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Crete, Greece region

TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Greece on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

Iran pursuing situation of Iranian migrants in Greek

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – Issuing a statement, the Iranian Foreign Foreign Ministry reacted to the news released about the sinking of a migrant boat off the Greek island which led to the missing of a number of migrants including Iranian nationals.

Iran tanker to return after failed US attempt to steal cargo

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Iran’s Embassy in Greece says an Iranian oil tanker is to head back to the country soon, after a failed attempt by the United States to steal its cargo in line with Washington’s sanctions against the country.

Iranian tanker to retrieve oil cargo confiscated by US

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – An Iranian-flagged tanker anchored off Piraeus port is expected this week to retrieve part of its cargo which was confiscated by the US and sail back to Iran, following a Greek top court ruling.

Greece, Saudi Arabia sign military, energy agreements

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia and Greece signed agreements in the field of military and energy.

Greece says intercepted armed Turkish fighter jets

TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – Greek media have reported dog fights between Greek and Turkish fighter jets as 20 Turkish F-16s allegedly violated Greek airspace.

Greece hit by wildfires as authorities work to evacuate areas

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – Two strong forest fires are raging in Greece - on the island of Lesbos and in the Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest National Park in the country’s north-east.

Russia adds 5 states to unfriendly countries list

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Greece, Denmark, Slovakia, Slovenia and Croatia have been added to the list of states unfriendly to Russia, the press service of the country’s Cabinet said on Friday.

Ukrainian plane carrying 'dangerous' cargo crashes in Greece

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – A cargo plane with eight people on board crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece late on Saturday, the fire brigade and state TV said.

Two Greek media outlets set on fire in suspected arson attack

TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – Firebombs exploded at Greece’s Real News and Real FM radio sparking a blaze that tore through the outlets’ Athens offices, the media group said in a statement on Wednesday.

Iranian-flagged tanker in Greece tugged to Piraeus Port

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – An Iranian-flagged tanker seized by Greece in April, part of whose cargo was confiscated by the United States, was being towed to the port of Piraeus on Saturday, media have quoted the Greek coast guard officials as saying.

Moscow expels eight Greek diplomats: report

TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – Russia declared eight Greek diplomats "personae non gratae" and gave them eight days to leave the country, the Russian foreign ministry said on Monday.

Iran begins beach handball world c'ships with defeat

TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – The national Iranian beach handball team lost to powerful Denmark at its first match at the 2022 IHF Men’s Beach Handball World Championships underway in Greece.

Iran defeat Brazil at IHF Youth Beach Handball World C'ships

TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) – Iran defeated Brazil 2-0 (18-14, 18-14) in the International Handball Federation (IHF) Youth Beach Handball World Championship on Friday in Heraklion, Greece.

Iran beats France at IHF Youth Beach Handball World C'ships

TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) – Iran defeated France in the International Handball Federation (IHF) Youth Beach Handball World Championship on Friday in Heraklion, Greece.

Greece releases Iranian oil tanker after court decision: PMO

TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) said in a statement Tues. that a Greek court has issued its ruling to return the Iranian oil tanker shipment to its owners and now the Greek authorities are abiding by the verdict.

Greek courts backtrack on seizure of Iranian oil cargo

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – A Greek court ruled on Wednesday a cargo of Iranian oil seized and removed from an Iranian-flagged vessel last month must be returned to its owners.

Iran lodges complaint to IMO on ship seizure by Greek govt.

TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) – Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) lodged a complaint to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) over the seizure of its tanker in Greek waters.

Iran PMO issues statement on situation of Greek tankers

TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) – Issuing a statement on Sunday, the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran (PMO) issued a statement over the latest situation of two Greek tankers seized in the waters of the Persian Gulf.

Khatibzadeh:

Germany, France statements on Greek tankers 'unjustifiable'

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson condemned the statements issued by Germany and France over releasing the two seized Greek tankers, saying that such statements are one-sided and unjustifiable statements.

Germany calls for releasing two Greek tankers

TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – The German Foreign Ministry called for the release of two Greek tankers, which were seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards due to entering the Persian Gulf waters illegally.

EU reacts to Iran's seizure of Greek ships

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – An EU spokesman reacted to the seizure of two Greek oil tankers in Persian Gulf waters on Sunday.

Khatibzadeh:

Shortsighted miscalculations must not hamper Iran-Greece ties

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said that Tehran and Athens have always enjoyed ancient ties based on mutual respect, which should not be hampered by deeply shortsighted miscalculations upon an order of a third party.

IRGC Navy seizes 2 Greek oil tankers in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN, May 27 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy seized on Friday two oil tankers belonging to Greece in the Persian Gulf.