Iran Warns Bulgaria Over US Military Planes

0:00On April 1, Iran warned NATO ally Bulgaria last month to block U.S. military planes from using its airports for any strikes on Iran. Bulgarian foreign ministry officials confirmed the alert on Wednesday. A deputy from, the, there is such a people party, revealed a note dated March 18. In it, Iran protested U.S. refueling planes at Sofia's Vasilevsky airport and said it could take steps to defend its interests under international law. Twenty-four minister Marine Rykov backed up the note's existence. He stressed Bulgaria, isn't fighting any war. No combat jets are arming up on its soil for attacks and ties with Iran, stay solid. Back in late February, U.S. planes did touch down at the civilian airport as part of a NATO build-up which Rykov acknowledged. But parliament never greenlit support for ops near the straight of Hormuz. Meanwhile, other European nations are drawing lines too. Spain shed its skies, Italy nixed the base stop and France halted weapons flights.

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