17 May 2026

On May 12, Dimitri Lascaris gained access to a private conference held in
Athens, Greece for the purpose of promoting deeper ties between Israel, Greece
and Cyprus.

A dominant theme of the conference was that Israel, Greece and Cyprus must
intensify their efforts to complete the India-Middle East- Europe Corridor
(IMEC). IMEC is designed to counter China's Belt-and-Road Initiative.

This is Dimitri's fourth and final report from the conference.

This report focuses on speeches given by heavyweights from the Israeli and Greek
private sectors, including the Chairman of Israel Shipyards, the Chairman of
Israel's Ports Authority, and the President of the Athens Chamber of Commerce.

Dimitri argues that all of them are ignoring the elephant in the room, which is
that, by seizing control of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has dealt a fatal blow to
IMEC.