00:00Iran has urged Bulgaria to reconsider its decision to allow the temporary deployment of U.S. military aircraft and personnel
00:07at a Bulgarian airbase.
00:10Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi told his Bulgarian counterpart that the deployment was unacceptable and contrary to the friendly relations between
00:18the two countries.
00:21Arachi said the move could facilitate U.S. military operations against Iran.
00:27Bulgaria's parliament last week approved the temporary deployment of up to eight U.S. KC-135 tanker aircraft and 250
00:36personnel at the Bezmir airbase.
00:39Bulgaria said no offensive weapons would be deployed and that the move did not make the nation a party to
00:45military operations.
00:46Arachi separately spoke by phone with the Foreign Minister of Cyprus, urging them not to allow foreign military bases on
00:54its soil to be used as staging grounds for hostile acts against Iran.
00:59Tehran has previously warned countries that they could face consequences for allowing their territory to be used for U.S.
01:07military operations.
01:07Tehran has now
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