Petros Thomopoulos

Turkologist, geopolitical analyst

[Jalel Harchaoui جلال حرشاوي @JMJalel_H]

Huge event, and a truly strategic geopolitical victory for Turkey.

Expect blowback in the East Mediterranean.

[Alex Sakalis @alexsakalis]

I love how Edessa (one of the most rightwing cities in Greece) keeps celebrating Ho Chi Minh on the basis of a claim that he stayed there while serving in the French army during WWI (which isn't true)

We're one bilateral agreement away from having a Ho Chi Min plaza in Macedonia

[LiorLefineder @lefineder]

The Pylos Combat Agate, a carved Minoan gemstone (only 3.4cm/1.3in long) depicting a fight between warriors, dated to 1450 BC.

It has been called "the single best work of glyptic art ever recovered from the Aegean Bronze Age"

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

In a notable development, U.S. President Donald J. Trump has just announced a deal with Russia following a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Per the statement, Russia will export 300,000 tons of diesel to both U.S. and global markets, with an increase of 500,000 tons in November, and 1 million tons thereafter.

[Gregory Brew @gbrew24]

Athens' days as a Great Power came to an end following an ill-fated intervention in a distant land that lasted far longer than planned and required a prolonged naval commitment.

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🚨🇬🇷🇮🇱🇺🇸 Greek FM Gerapetritis, meeting with Rubio:

"Greece has a strategic relationship with Israel. We have already developed multifaceted cooperation with Israel.

Our understanding of the issues of the Middle East is absolutely shared with the U.S. Secretary of State."

While so much of Europe grows more distant from Israel, Athens grows closer; for the U.S., it's the status quo.

Writer: Michael

[Donald Mitchell @DonaldPMitchell]

The insane landscape of modern drone warfare. Including "dragon drones" dropping molten iron (thermite) onto structures and trenches.

[Aris Roussinos @arisroussinos]

Also worth saying that— like the extension of the Greek air defence umbrella to Bulgaria this spring—this shows Athens shoring up relationships in the Balkans as well as the Middle East ahead of what may be a coming trial with a difficult neighbour

[nikos meletis @nikos_meletis]

Άνευ περιεχομένου τα σενάρια για αλλαγή όδευσης του καλωδίου για παράκαμψη του τουρκικού θαλάσσιου παρκου- Στο στόχαστρο του Ισραήλ το Τουρκολυβικο Μνημονιο :https://t.co/Xksz8gG4gI

[Reuters @Reuters]

Saudi Arabia's top religious authority called on soldiers in the kingdom to be ready to lay ‌down their lives to fight the Iran-backed Houthis until the group is ousted from power, a statement posted on the Saudi state news agency said https://t.co/TINgFJqxj7

[Reuters @Reuters]

Greek-operated air defence system shoots down ballistic missile, drone over Saudi https://t.co/McSN2qffcj https://t.co/McSN2qffcj

[Kostas Sarikas 🇬🇷 @SarikasKostas]

F-35, KAAN και Eurofighter: Σταθερά στον «πάγο» η Τουρκία για το stealth μαχητικό, ενώ η Ελλάδα χτίζει τον στόλο της επόμενης δεκαετίας https://t.co/NplsJz8PQ3

[Amberin Zaman @amberinzaman]

HUGE ☄️🔥Turkish forces to withdraw from Bashiqa Iraq as per Joint statement from
Turkish President Erdogan & Iraqi PM
Ali Al-Zaidi in New York. The folding of PKK linked Yazidi YBS into the Iraqi army is being cited as a reason. This can also be read as renunciation of Turkish claims to influence Sunni Arab politics via Mosul.

[Alex Raufoglu @ralexdc]

BREAKING!! Rubio says the U.S. has invited Putin to the G20 summit in Miami this December.

“We think it’s an opportunity for him to engage not just with the president, but with other world leaders”

[Nick Schifrin @nickschifrin]

BREAKING: Officials on all sides who have been briefed on the US-Denmark-Greenland deal tell me they are happy with the details.
A senior State Department official and a regional official briefed on the deal say the highlights are:
- Provides US permanent basing, access, and overflight rights
- Bans non-NATO bases
- Screening mechanism for investments that would allow a block on Chinese, Russian investments
- Greenland population can choose its political future
- No territory transferred to the US

[Mark Satter @marksatter]

🚨🚨SCOOP: A shipment of F-35 fighter jet parts was rerouted to Hong Kong this summer — then vanished.

Congress and DOD are investigating, amid the possibility that China may now have access to the highly-classified program.

W/ @audrey_decker9

https://t.co/u5Ip309Ke9

[Amichai Stein @AmichaiStein1]

Message to Turkey: Israel and Greece conducted a naval exercise in the Mediterranean involving missile boats from both navies.

[Ted @TedPillows]

🇹🇷 Turkish Lira has now made a new low for 73 consecutive weeks.

Insane.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

India has warned the US that new measures to levy tariffs over the purchase of Russian oil could impact ⁠bilateral ties, hours after the US Congress approved a bill that would give President Trump new abilities to punish buyers of Russian oil. https://t.co/Oynjq7pXbR

[Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών @GreeceMFA]

📌 Statement by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Panagiotis Giannakoulias, in response to a journalist’s question regarding yesterday’s remarks by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye (16.09.2026)

🔗 https://t.co/QBFjpfes2r