ATHENS, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Anti-war rallies were held on Sunday across Greece to protest U.S. and Israeli actions targeting Iran, according to Greek national broadcaster ERT.
In central Athens, labor federations, trade unions and civic groups gathered at Freedom Park (Eleftherias Park) and marched toward the U.S. Embassy. Demonstrators carried banners reading, "They are wreaking havoc in the Middle East. Greece out of the massacre," and voiced opposition to what they described as imperialist intervention.
On the island of Crete, the Communist Party of Greece and its youth wing displayed a giant banner at the old Venetian port of Chania reading, "Greece out of the massacre - close the Souda Base," protesting the involvement of the Souda military base in the conflict in Iran.
Local unions and the Committee against Bases and Involvement in War also called on citizens to join rallies in Chania, Heraklion, and Rethymno.
Organizers said the demonstrations aimed to show solidarity with the Iranian people and to oppose foreign military intervention in the Middle East.
On Saturday, the United States and Israel launched joint combat operations against Iran. Iran retaliated with a series of counterattacks against U.S. and Israeli targets across the region. Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several senior Iranian officials were confirmed killed in the strikes. ■