U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken

"Over the past few days, we’ve been in constant contact with partners in the region and well beyond. In those conversations, we’ve heard a clear consensus: no one should escalate this conflict."

Athens has been closely following the situation in the Red Sea and threats to maritime shipping from attacks by the Yemen-based Houthi rebels

The great feast of the Epiphany - known as Theophany in Greek - a major religious commemoration in the predominately Eastern Orthodox nation