# Two US tanker aircraft leave Bulgaria a month after deployment angered Iran

https://mins.news/en/item/29472

- Reuters, 2026-08-22 20:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/two-us-tanker-aircraft-leave-bulgaria-month-after-deployment-upset-iran-2026-08-22/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8a0222f7c24d00010fb459

> Two U.S. tanker aircraft have departed Bulgaria’s Bezmer air base, Defence Minister said on Saturday, nearly a month after their deployment in the Balkan country provoked Iran’s anger.

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