Bulgaria withdraws two US KC-135 tanker aircraft from Bezmer airbase

Bulgaria has withdrawn two US KC-135 tanker aircraft from the Bezmer airbase nearly a month after their deployment sparked Iran's anger. Bulgaria's defense minister stated that the flights were conducted as part of exercises and that the country has no information about direct threats to its security.

Bulgaria has withdrawn two US KC-135 tanker aircraft from the Bezmer airbase. The aircraft left the base on Friday, nearly a month after their deployment sparked Iran's anger. Bulgaria's defense minister reported that all tanker flights during their temporary deployment were conducted as part of exercises over allied territories. He also noted that Bulgaria has no information about direct threats to its national security. Before the deployment, Iran had stated that this step would constitute complicity in 'aggression and war crimes.'