The Iranians-- heirs to Persia that gave the world chess, exotic musical syncopations, delicious cuisine, accomplished athletes (wrestling, powerlifting) and the term "zig-zag"-- understand NATO Article V implications.

Tehran would not intentionally draw in NATO with an attack on Incirlik AB in Turkiye or a rocket attack on a UK contingent on Diego Garcia.

If a lower-level flunkie mistakenly did that, that subaltern would be dismissed.

Nothing would please ICC-indicted ethnic cleanser Benjamin Netanyahu than getting more goyim and shiksas on board with his crazed Islamophobic campaign against the people of Iran-- and the Iranians know this.

Having written that, the damaged Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is heading to Souda Bay, Crete, for repairs.

Tehran announced that any port or location that assists this machine of war becomes a legitimate target of conventional or asymmetric warfare.

Greece is a NATO ally.