Iran warns Bulgaria against aiding US military operations

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman warned Bulgaria on Tuesday against allowing the U.S. to use its territory for military operations against Iran.

The Bulgarian government has said it will seek parliamentary approval to station up to eight U.S. tanker aircraft at an air base in the Balkan country, which is a member of NATO and the European Union.

Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said any activity that facilitates U.S. attacks on Iran would amount to complicity in what he described as “aggression and war crimes”, according to Iranian state media.

Baghaei urged Bulgaria not to become “an accomplice of aggressors and lawbreakers”, they said.

The tanker aircraft are mainly used for airborne refueling of other aircraft.

Bulgaria’s government aims to station the U.S. aircraft at the Bezmer military facility, about 160 miles southeast of the capital Sofia.

The U.S. and Iran have intensified strikes since an interim ceasefire deal signed a month ago unraveled, raising the possibility of a return to all-out war.

伊朗外交部发言人周二警告保加利亚，不要允许美国利用其领土对伊朗采取军事行动。

保加利亚政府表示，将寻求议会批准，在该国的一个空军基地驻扎多达八架美国加油机。保加利亚是北约和欧盟成员国。

据伊朗国家媒体报道，伊朗外交部发言人伊斯梅尔·巴盖伊表示，任何协助美国攻击伊朗的活动都将构成对所谓“侵略和战争罪行”的共谋。

他们说，巴盖伊敦促保加利亚不要成为“侵略者和违法者的帮凶”。

加油机主要用于为其他飞机进行空中加油。

保加利亚政府计划将美国飞机部署在贝兹梅尔军事基地，该基地位于首都索非亚东南约 160 英里处。

自一个月前签署的临时停火协议破裂以来，美国和伊朗加大了空袭力度，这增加了全面战争重燃的可能性。