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Greek City Times (3 March 2026)

As the U.S.-Israel campaign against Iran expands—with retaliatory Iranian drone strikes now reaching European soil—Greece has activated precautionary military measures to protect national interests and support ally Cyprus.(*)

A Patriot air-defense battery is being transferred to the island of Karpathos in the coming hours. This preventive deployment aims to enhance Greece's air defense posture in the region, amid heightened alerts across the Eastern Mediterranean following the outbreak of broader conflict.

Simultaneously, the Hellenic Navy's advanced Belharra-class frigate "Kimon"—on its maiden operational mission—sailed toward Cyprus, accompanied by the frigate "Psara" (equipped with anti-drone systems). Four F-16 fighter jets from the Hellenic Air Force are already stationed at the "Andreas Papandreou" air base in Paphos, strengthening the island's air defenses.

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(*) AVİM uses "Cyprus" as a geographic name. AVİM considers the expression "Republic of Cyprus" to mean the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus.