The latest remarks mark the third time Iran has issued a warning to Bulgaria over the presence of US military aircraft. It came just days after US President Donald Trump publicly thanked Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev in a post on Truth Social. “Thank you, Prime Minister Radev! Bulgaria stands with Trump and supports the deployment of a US Air Force base despite Iran’s threats,” Trump wrote. Earlier this week, Bulgaria’s parliament approved the relocation of the US aircraft to the Bezmer military air base.