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A dense wave of African dust has blanketed the island of Crete, severely reducing visibility, disrupting flights, and prompting authorities to urge residents—especially vulnerable groups—to stay indoors as pollution levels spike.

Recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have followed a familiar pattern: retaliation directed at targets linked to American military presence, primarily across bases in the Middle East. This raises a more distant but consequential question—could such a strategy extend to the Souda Naval Base in Crete, one of the most important U.S. and NATO installations in the Eastern Mediterranean?

Greek farmers stormed runways and clashed with riot police on Crete, forcing the shutdown of two international airports and leaving at least eight officers injured as nationwide protests over production costs and subsidies spiraled into violence.