Why Greece Is Shooting Down Iranian Missiles over Saudi Arabia

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Greece has deployed an MIM-101 Patriot anti-air missile battery to Saudi Arabia since 2021—a deployment not universally welcomed in Athens.

The war in Iran began after Israel and the United States commenced precision strikes against the Iranian military, political leadership, and intelligence services on February 28.  

A month later, the conflict has escaped the narrow confines of the three combatants and has involved countries from across the Middle East and even Europe. Indeed, in a recent example of the war’s escalation, a Greek MIM-104 Patriot air defense unit downed at least two Iranian ballistic missiles over one of the most important ports of Saudi Arabia on Thursday, March 19.  

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