“Indeed, there has been a protest on the part of Iran, I have not seen the text and I will have a brief telephone conversation with the Iranian Foreign Minister, who asked to speak to me. I know Mr. Zarif, we have met in New York, he is a very intelligent man, he understands what the broader Greek position is, we understand why Iran wants in this juncture to raise our issues the way it sees it, we’ll see what he has to tell me. I’m will be glad to hear him anyway. “

This was stated by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, 11 January, on OPEN television, confirming that Iran was protesting statements by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the US assassination of General Soleimani. The matter was revealed by a reportage by journalist Christos Tsigouris.