Greece is considering deploying naval units for mine-clearing and security operations in the Strait of Hormuz, according to reports.
The proposed deployment would likely include a general support ship, potentially the Prometheus, alongside a MEKO-class frigate currently serving under the EU’s Operation Aspides in the Red Sea, Kathimerini says.
Officials are reportedly weighing three potential paths forward: a six-month mission operating with Iran’s tacit approval, a year-long operation should rogue regional factions remain active, or a complete cancellation if ongoing diplomatic understandings between Washington and Tehran fall apart.
The strategy is expected to be a key talking point for Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias, who is traveling directly from the US to attend Thursday’s NATO summit. For Greece, sending elite naval assets into the Gulf is a calculated move to protect its own massive merchant shipping fleet, which carries a huge percentage of global energy supplies, while solidifying its role as a key security contributor within the NATO and EU frameworks during a highly delicate transition away from regional war.
The planned mission follows a massive diplomatic breakthrough earlier this week, when the United States and Iran announced a landmark framework agreement to halt their highly destructive, three-month war. The preliminary pact, mediated by Pakistan and Qatar, established an immediate ceasefire and ordered the lifting of both the Iranian closure and the US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
However, while President Donald Trump has triumphantly declared that “the oil will flow,” the situation on the water remains precarious, prompting the need for allied naval missions like the one being planned by Greece.
