Balgarianovinite.com There is no direct threat to national security, Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov told reporters on Wednesday. He was speaking at a news briefing prompted by reports in the international press about a possible Iranian threat of a strike on US targets in Europe, including Bulgaria.
Earlier in the day, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev told a news briefing that in coordination with the Ministry of Defence and under the direction of the Prime Minister, the Interior Ministry has taken all possible measures for Bezmer Air Base, including measures to address a much higher level of threat than the one reported by the security services and indicated by the information coming in.
NATO has expressed readiness to respond to any threat. Also on Wednesday, The Financial Times said on its website that “Iranian forces had assessed striking US assets in south-eastern European countries such as Bulgaria, which last month approved the use of its Bezmer air base for US refuelling aircraft”. The publication cited “two regime insiders”.
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