{"id":10504,"date":"2026-07-14T11:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T08:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/s-400-reversal-due-to-russia-scenario-affecting-greece\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T11:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T08:00:28","slug":"s-400-reversal-due-to-russia-scenario-affecting-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/s-400-reversal-due-to-russia-scenario-affecting-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"S-400 reversal due to Russia &#8211; Scenario affecting Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The geopolitical confrontation in the Strait of Hormuz is escalating, while scenarios for the relocation of S-400 systems from Turkey to the Turkish pseudo-state of Northern Cyprus are being considered as part of Turkey&#8217;s strategy for control of the Eastern Mediterranean.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>The Competitive Dynamic Between Moscow and Ankara<\/h2>\n<p>Differences between <strong>Erdogan<\/strong> and <strong>Putin<\/strong> regarding the potential sale of S-400s by Turkey to Gulf countries continue to cause friction, especially at a time when the eastern Gulf regions are facing intense military activity. Moscow is showing its strong opposition to possibilities under consideration for the transfer of the systems to Qatar and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">HUGE Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain have urgently requested replenishment of interceptors (missiles) due to heavy usage against Iranian drones and missiles. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rmR9hT2aCF\">pic.twitter.com\/rmR9hT2aCF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ConflictAffairs (@conflictaffairs) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/conflictaffairs\/status\/2076531658996789517?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The United Arab Emirates Rejects the Rumors<\/h2>\n<p>The United Arab Emirates has explicitly denied rumors circulating about their potential acquisition of S-400s from Turkish sources. Meanwhile, according to <em>Pentapostagma<\/em>, reports indicate that Western Gulf countries are urgently requesting replenishment of missiles due to their intensive use against Iranian drones and missiles.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"tr\">Kuzey K\u0131br\u0131s T\u00fcrk Cumhuriyeti&#8217;nde (KKTC) stratejik Be\u015fparmak Da\u011flar\u0131&#8217;n\u0131n hakim tepelerine yerle\u015ftirilmi\u015f temsil\u00ee bir S-400 hava savunma bataryas\u0131n\u0131 ve arama radar sistemini yukar\u0131daki g\u00f6rselde g\u00f6rebilirsiniz.<\/p>\n<p>Bu ill\u00fcstrasyon, sistemin operasyonel yay\u0131l\u0131m\u0131n\u0131 askeri doktrinlere\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f5B3t7yE9F\">pic.twitter.com\/f5B3t7yE9F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 G\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc Akp\u0131nar (@gucluakpinar) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gucluakpinar\/status\/2032174255299846620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The Strategic Scenario of Pentadaktylos<\/h2>\n<p>The scenario of relocating S-400s from mainland Turkey to the peaks of Pentadaktylos, the mountain range of the Turkish pseudo-state of Northern Cyprus, constitutes a highly significant potential plan. This scenario aligns with Ankara&#8217;s broader plans for strategic control of the Eastern Mediterranean while simultaneously distancing its competitive power from Asia Minor.<\/p>\n<p>Turkish media and <em>Simerini<\/em> report the deployment of a representative S-400 air defense battery and search radar system positioned on the dominant peaks of Pentadaktylos, a map that provides designed strategic authority over the maritime corridor and possibly the gas rights of the region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/pentapostagma.gr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pentapostagma<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"nfg-meta\" style=\"display:none;visibility:hidden;font-size:0;height:0;overflow:hidden;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">nfg-origin:gr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turkey is considering relocating S-400 systems to Northern Cyprus for Eastern Mediterranean control while tensions with Russia grow over potential sales to Gulf states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[213,1120,100,214,9216,280,95],"nfg_topic":[134],"class_list":["post-10504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-cyprus","tag-eastern-mediterranean","tag-greece","tag-russia","tag-s-400-missile-systems","tag-strait-of-hormuz","tag-turkey","nfg_topic-europe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10504"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10504\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10504"},{"taxonomy":"nfg_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nfg_topic?post=10504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}