Two US Tanker Aircraft Leave Bulgaria a Month After Deployment Upset Iran
The aircraft had been deployed to support U.S. operations in the Middle East and left weeks before their authorized Oct. 1 expiration, officials said.
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2 US military refueling aircraft depart Bulgaria amid anger from Iran over deployment
Two U.S. military refueling aircraft departed Bulgaria last week amid Iran’s anger over the planes’ deployment to Bezmer Air Base. Two Air Force KC-135 planes left the air base located in the southeast of Bulgaria on Friday, and the flights they conducted were for training purposes during their deployment, Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov told…
Iran warned Bulgaria, a Member State of NATO, on Monday, not to allow its territory to be used for Israeli or American military actions against the Islamic Republic, claiming that it reserves the right to strike any source of attack, reports CNN, according to News.ro.
Tehran has warned Bulgaria against any possible cooperation with the US in an attack on Iran, stressing that such an action would be considered an "act of aggression" and that Iran reserves the right to strike the source of the attack.
US tanker aircraft leave Bulgaria as Iran war raises doubts over NATO protection
TEHRAN — Two US Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft, originally deployed to support US military operations involving Iran, have departed Bulgaria’s Bezmer Air Base. The withdrawal was confirmed on Friday by Bulgaria’s Defense Minister, Dimitar Stoyanov.
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