US denies it has military base in Alexandroupolis, Greece amid reports of its closure

By Rabia Iclal Turan and Islam Dogru

WASHINGTON (AA) - The US on Monday dismissed a Greek media report claiming that US President Donald Trump ordered the closure of the US military base in Alexandroupolis (Dedeagac), Greece.

"There is no US base in Alexandroupolis - it is a Greek facility that the US has access to as under the Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement," a US defense official told Anadolu, "It simply serves as a surface transportation hub when US equipment flows into and out of Europe."

"US transport personnel can surge to the location to manage episodic arrivals and departures of equipment, but this is not a US ‘base’ for the US to close," the official added.

Trump also denied the report.

Asked about Greek daily Dimokratia's claim of the closure, Trump initially said he was unaware of the report. After being briefed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, he responded: "It's not a correct story."

Alexandroupolis is a Greek port situated on the Aegean Sea, near the Turkish border, at the northeastern point of Greece.