Greece
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VIDEO: Greek basketball fans burn Israel flag
TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – Fans of AEK Athens set fire to the Israeli regime's flag at a match against Zionist rival, in Athens, Greece.
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Greek asks EU aid for fence extension along Turkey border
TEHRAN, Apr. 01 (MNA) – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday called on the European Union to "seriously consider" providing financial aid to help extend an anti-migrant steel fence along the border with Turkey.
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Iran embassy in Athens rejects Israeli regime's claim
TEHRAN, Mar. 30 (MNA) – The Iranian embassy in Athens rejected the baseless claims made by the Zionist regime about Tehran's involvement in plots to attack Jewish sites in Greece in the Greek capital.
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Thousands protest in Athens after Greece’s deadly train crash
TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – Clashes erupted briefly between police and a group of demonstrators in central Athens on Sunday on the fringes of a protest by thousands of students and railway workers over Greece’s deadliest train crash in living memory.
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VIDEO: Protests erupts in Greece over deadly rail disaster
TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Protests have intensified in Greece days after the country's deadliest rail disaster, as thousands of students took to the streets in several cities and protesters clashed with police in Athens.
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Tehran condoles with Greece on deadly train collision
TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – Spokesman of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nasser Kan'ani on Wednesday condoled with the Greek government and nation on a deadly train collision in the country.
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At least 32 dead, 85 injured as trains collide in Greece
TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – A passenger train collided with an oncoming freight train in northern Greece early on Wednesday, killing 32 people and injuring at least 85, officials from Greece’s Fire Service said.
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VIDEO: Greek people burn US flag in protest of Blinken visit
TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – Large crowds gathered on Tuesday in front of the US embassy in central Athens, the capital of Greece, to protest against the recent visit of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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Raeisi receives new ambassadors credentials (+details)
TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi received the credentials of the new ambassadors of Greece, Zimbabwe, France and Uruguay to Tehran on Tuesday.
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Greek fighter jet crashes in Ionian Sea
TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – Two pilots are missing after a two-seater F-4 “Phantom” fighter jet of the Hellenic Airforce crashed into the Ionian Sea during a training flight Monday.
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Erdogan:
Turkey to boost its missile's range to 1,000 km
TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – Turkey aims to increase the range of its domestic missile from 565 kilometers to 1,000 kilometers, the Turkish president said, threatening Greece again.
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Last King of Greece Constantine II dead at 82
TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Constantine II, the last King of Greece, has died at the age of 82, according to media reports.
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Turkey responds to Greece interference over NATO drill
TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – Turkey said on Tuesday that it gave the "necessary response" after Greek aircraft tried to interfere in a NATO training mission conducted in international airspace over the Aegean Sea.
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Greece, Turkey reportedly hold secret talks in Brussels
TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – Germany has hosted a secret meeting in Brussels between top foreign policy advisers to the leaders of Greece and Turkey for them to discuss the normalization of bilateral relations marred by years of unceasing tensions.
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Two killed, 1 injured in shooting at Athens cafe
TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – An unknown individual has opened fire in a cafe in Athens, killing two men and injuring one woman in what appeared to be a targeted shooting, Greek media reported on Monday.
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Turkey warns Greece over unilateral proclamation of EEZ
TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – Turkey has warned Greece that it may unilaterally demarcate the borders of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean region if Greece does not withdraw its troops from Greek islands.
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Greeks hold protest against soaring cost of living
TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Workers, civil servants and students staged protests Saturday in Athens to draw attention to the soaring cost of living.
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Erdogan threatens Greece with missile strike
TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – Turkey's ballistic missile test "scares" Athens, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, asserting that Ankara will not sit idly if Greece continues to arm the Aegean islands.
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Turkey warns Greece again against militarizing Aegean islands
TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – Calling on Greece to abide by international law,Turkey’s foreign minister on Tuesday said otherwise Ankara "will do what is necessary."
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Italian embassy vehicle destroyed in firebombing
TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – An overnight arson attack destroyed a car used by a senior official at the Italian embassy in Athens, an incident that authorities in Greece and Italy condemned Friday.
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US deploys eight MQ-9 Reaper drones to Greece
TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – The US has deployed eight MQ-9 Reaper drones, to Larissa Air Base in central Greece for one year.
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FM statement:
Ship carrying Iranian oil left Greek waters after 6 months
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement on Wednesday evening announced that the ship carrying Iran’s oil cargo left the Greek water for its predetermined destination a few hours ago after six months.
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Turkish president threatens Greece once again
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday threatened Greece one more time, saying, “we can arrive suddenly one night.”
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Dozens of migrants missing after boat sinks off Greek island
TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – Greece rescued nine migrants and was searching for dozens of others believed to be missing after their boat sank off the island of Evia early on Tuesday, the coast guard said.
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Egypt, Greece reject Turkish-Libyan maritime and energy MoU
TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – Egypt and Greece's foreign ministers rejected the maritime and energy memoranda of understanding (MoUs) signed by Libya and Turkey
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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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Sources claim;
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.
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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.
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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."
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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."