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

Stelios Misinas
Stelios Misinas
Mar 1, 2026
A protester wears a badge depicting late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during an anti-war demonstration following strikes on Iran, in Athens, Greece, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas
A protester wears a badge depicting late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during an anti-war demonstration following strikes on Iran, in Athens, Greece, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas — Stelios Misinas

ATHENS, March 1 (Reuters) - More than a thousand demonstrators marched to the U.S. and Israeli embassies in Athens on Sunday to protest against strikes in Iran.

Demonstrators mainly affiliated to the Greek Communist Party held banners and placards reading "Hands off Iran" and "close Souda base".

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

The U.S. and Israeli embassies were cordoned off with rows of blue police buses.

Police sources estimated the number of protesters at more than 1,300.

(Reporting by Lefteris Papadimas and Stamos ProusalisEditing by Christina Fincher)