Trump Thanks Prime Minister Of Bulgaria After US Allowed To Use Bases For Iran Operations
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Bulgaria’s parliament voted on Wednesday to allow the United States to use an air base in the country for strikes on Iran.
Legislators voted 136-13 in favor of the resolution.
This allows for up to eight KC-135 refueling aircraft, 250 personnel, and equipment to be stationed at Bezmer Air Base until October.
Bulgaria’s Parliament on Wednesday backed a government proposal to allow the U.S. military to use an air base in the Balkan country to support U.S. operations in the Middle East, while some expressed concern about becoming involved in the Iran war.
The Trump administration has faced pushback from certain other countries in the European Union over the use of air bases in support of its war with Iran.
Legislators in Bulgaria voted 136-13, with two abstentions, to allow up to eight U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft along with 250 personnel and supporting equipment at Bezmer Air Base from Friday to Oct. 1. No further approvals are needed.
Under a 2006 U.S.-Bulgaria defense agreement, the Bezmer facility, about 260 kilometers (160 miles) southeast of the capital, Sofia, is a joint-use facility. Any time the U.S. wants to use the base for a new reason, it requires Parliament approval.
Trump thanked Prime Minister Radev and shared a link to the article sharing the news.
Thank you Prime Minister Radev!
Bulgaria Backs Trump, Approves US Air Base Support Despite Iran Threats
The United States has struck Iran 13 nights in a row.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully completed the 13th straight night of strikes against Iran, July 23, at 9 p.m. ET.
CENTCOM targeted Iranian military command centers, drone storage facilities, communication networks, coastal surveillance sites, and maritime capabilities to further diminish the threat Iran poses to civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
The international waterway remains open for transit despite recent attacks from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Commercial vessels continue to freely navigate the strait with U.S. military support.
More than 50,000 U.S. service members are currently operating across the Middle East.
Reporting from the Wall found that Bahrain and Kuwait secretly sent jets to strike Iran earlier this month.
They targeted military sites in Iran.
The Wall Street Journal reported:
Bahrain and Kuwait secretly sent jets to attack sites inside Iran, their first such direct retaliation against Tehran and an indication of the difficult position Arab states find themselves in as the war grinds on, people familiar with the matter said.
The airstrikes early this month targeted drone- and missile-storage depots, among other military sites, some of the people said. The United Arab Emirates—which attacked Iran multiple times early in the war—provided intelligence on targets and defensive air cover for the strikes in a sign of budding Arab cooperation in confronting Iran, those people said.
