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Iran urges Bulgaria to scrap US tanker deployment, warns Britain.

7/30/2026

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi urged Bulgaria to reverse its approval of eight U.S. KC-135 tankers and 250 personnel at Bezmer air base.
Araqchi told Bulgarian counterpart Velislava Petrova-Chamova the deployment facilitates aggression against Iran.
Bulgaria's parliament approved the deployment despite Iranian objections, stating no offensive weapons will be stationed.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned Britain against using its Cyprus bases for U.S. operations after a drone hit RAF Akrotiri.

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi urged Bulgaria to reverse its approval of eight U.S. KC-135 tankers and 250 personnel at Bezmer air base.
Araqchi told Bulgarian counterpart Velislava Petrova-Chamova the deployment facilitates aggression against Iran.
Bulgaria's parliament approved the deployment despite Iranian objections, stating no offensive weapons will be stationed.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned Britain against using its Cyprus bases for U.S. operations after a drone hit RAF Akrotiri.