An explosive geopolitical thriller appears to be unfolding in the Eastern Mediterranean, with Cyprus, Greece and Turkey at its center.
Information leaking from the Greek and Israeli press speaks of a secret summit in Nicosia, organized in an “unusual” and “urgent” manner, following an order by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
According to the same sources, openly placed on the table was the growing military presence of Ankara in the Eastern Mediterranean, as well as a scenario that sends chills, the creation of a joint Rapid Reaction Force at brigade level, with a clear orientation against Turkey.
A decisive role behind the scenes is said to have been played by the Commander of the Israeli Air Force Tomer Bar, who held a closed meeting in Nicosia with senior officers from Greece and the Republic of Cyprus.
It is no coincidence that in the Israeli press the meeting was rendered with the eloquent title, “Is this preparation against Turkey?”
Information from KAN News and Cypriot media reports that the discussions focused on air coordination, strategic cooperation and regional security, with emphasis on Turkish activity in air, sea and unmanned systems.
Specifically, sources of Banking News report, “Greece and Israel are in a planning phase for the formation of a joint rapid intervention force at brigade level, with a strength of approximately 2.500 personnel.
This force will be supported by naval and air assets, as well as by critical infrastructure to be developed in Rhodes or Karpathos, in Cyprus and in Israel.
The personnel will come from three countries: 1.000 soldiers from Greece, 1.000 from Israel and 500 from Cyprus, while in the air domain one Squadron of the Hellenic Air Force and one Squadron of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) will participate.
At the naval level, with a mission, among others, the security of energy pipelines, the provision by the Greek side of one frigate and one submarine is being examined, while Israel will contribute one of its new corvettes and one of its own submarines.
These ships will carry out patrols either autonomously or in combination, as a single flotilla, depending on operational requirements.”
“Preemptive strikes” and dangerous alignments
Particular impact is caused by the fact that the recent rhetoric of the Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff Dimitris Choupis regarding “preemptive strikes” is considered anything but coincidental.
Greek media argue that this approach aligns with Israeli military doctrine, triggering concerns about whether Athens is being dragged into foreign strategies.
The most alarming scenario concerns the creation of a joint brigade of approximately 2.500 soldiers: 1.000 from Israel, 1.000 from Greece and 500 from the Republic of Cyprus.
This would not be a permanent base, but a flexible force that could be deployed lightning fast in a period of crisis.
This plan, which leaked simultaneously to Greek and Cypriot media, is presented as a response to Turkish power, but at the same time opens Pandora’s box for uncontrolled escalation.
“A meeting took place, but not at the level of Air Force chiefs”
Clarifications regarding a publication of an Israeli media outlet about a “secret meeting” of the Air Force chiefs of Cyprus, Greece and Israel were given to politis.com.cy by a credible source in Nicosia.
According to the source, a meeting of officers of the Air Forces of the three countries did indeed take place, however the chiefs of the Air Forces did not participate, as reported by the Israeli network KAN News.
The meeting, we were told, took place within the framework of the frequent contacts of officials of the three sides in the context of the preparation of the trilateral meetings.
It categorically denied that preparations are being made and plans drawn up against a third country in our region.
Greece has deployed missiles from Israel – The NLOS on islands and Evros for precision strikes against Turkey
Meanwhile, Greece continues to expand its military capabilities, as it has deployed Spike NLOS missiles of Israeli manufacture on the borders with Evros and the islands, according to the Turkish website harbeler.
As the Turks note, “Greece continues to arm the islands against Turkey.
Athens, which is trying to find solutions against Turkey’s naval and unmanned capabilities, is entering into agreements with Israel.
The Hellenic Army recently deployed Israeli-made Spike NLOS missiles in Evros, which can carry out precision strikes against ground and aerial targets.
The missiles, which were added to the inventory in August, were quickly distributed to the islands.
During the discussions of the State Budget of Fiscal Year 2026 in the Plenary Session of Parliament, the Minister of Defense Nikos Dendias stated that Turkey constitutes the “primary and fundamental threat” to Greece.
Dendias said, “This question has been put to me many times.
I have clearly presented where the primary and fundamental threat comes from, with numbers”.
Dendias argued that Turkey’s defense spending has increased and that it threatens Greece with war, stating:
“This does not mean that there are no other threats.
However, when there is an openly declared threat of war, everything else takes second place”.
Shock warning: “We will return to the Stone Age”
In Athens, the discussion about a “preemptive strike” has caused a political earthquake.
The strategic analyst and former adviser to governments Dimitris Konstantakopoulos sounds the alarm in dramatic tones:
“A preemptive strike will not succeed. It will cause enormous political damage and will lead Greece to destruction”.
He emphasizes that, if the modern weapons systems possessed by both countries are used, “not one stone will be left upon another”, with Athens, Thessaloniki, Constantinople and Smyrna turning into ruins.
“And both countries will return to the Stone Age”, he warns, stressing that Turkey, due to its depth, will endure longer.
Dimitris Konstantakopoulos raises an even more disturbing question:
Are Greek decisions acting on the basis of national interests or under the pressure of Israel and the West?
“Greek decision-makers are looking to see which way the wind is blowing, from Israel or from the United States”, he notes characteristically.
With the secret summits, the scenarios of joint military formations and the rhetoric about preemptive strikes, the Eastern Mediterranean appears to be entering a dangerous trajectory. The question that ominously hovers is one:
Is this a bluff of power or the first steps of a plan that could blow the region apart?
The only certainty is that the background being revealed causes terror, and the next move may prove fatal.
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