Greece urges de-escalation as Europe braces for potential energy shock

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Athens is working actively toward rapid de-escalation in the Middle East, warning that the region’s deep-rooted structural problems cannot be resolved through military operations alone.

Speaking amid heightened regional tensions, Mitsotakis stressed that while Greece fully acknowledges that Iran must not acquire nuclear weapons or threaten its neighbours, the immediate priority for European leaders is to prevent further escalation and contain the economic fallout, Caliber.Az reports via foreign media. 

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis:

We don’t believe that the structural problems of the Middle East can be solved through military operations.

At the same time, of course, we fully acknowledge that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons and cannot threaten its direct… pic.twitter.com/PWAPOn1gBf

— Clash Report (@clashreport) March 17, 2026

“As far as Greece is concerned, we’ve been working  actively for rapid deescalation. We don’t believe that the structural problems of the Middle East can be solved through military operations. At the same time, of course, we fully acknowledge that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons and cannot threaten its direct neighbours. But right now the focus of my European colleagues is to manage the economic consequences of what could be a very significant energy shock," he said.

By Sabina Mammadli