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Anti-war protesters march on US and Israeli embassies in Athens after strikes on Iran

By Reuters 1 March 2026, 2:20 pm
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ATHENS — More than a thousand demonstrators march to the US and Israeli embassies in Athens to protest against strikes in Iran.

Demonstrators mainly affiliated to the Greek Communist Party hold banners and placards reading “Hands off Iran” and “Close Souda base.”

Yesterday, Greece tightened security in Souda naval base on the island of Crete, a strategic facility for the United States in the eastern Mediterranean.

The US and Israeli embassies are cordoned off with rows of blue police buses.

Police sources estimate the number of protesters to be more than 1,300.

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