2 US military refueling aircraft depart Bulgaria amid anger from Iran over deployment

Two U.S. military refueling aircraft departed Bulgaria last week amid Iran’s anger over the planes’ deployment to Bezmer Air Base.   Two Air Force KC-135 planes left the air base located in the southeast of Bulgaria on Friday, and the flights they conducted were for training purposes during their deployment, Bulgarian

The deployment of the aircraft, approved by Bulgaria's parliament on July 22, led to protests by nearby residents who feared the planes would be attacked by Iranian missiles and drones.

Aug 22 - Two U.S. tanker aircraft have left Bulgaria’s Bezmer air base, Bulgaria's defence minister said on Saturday, nearly a month after their deployment in the Balkan country angered Iran.

Two US tanker aircraft leave Bulgaria a month after deployment upset Iran  Reuters

The vessel has been at sea since November 2025 and has spent a record 250 days consecutively without making land.

DefenseJapan-based USS George Washington assigned to prolonged Iran crisisThe USS George Washington transits the Arabian Sea on Aug. 20. The aircraft carrier was forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, in 2024 and has since conducted extensive joint exercises with that country's Maritime Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Navy via

The aircraft carrier and its 5,000 crew members will return to San Diego after an approximately nine-month deployment.

In our news wrap Thursday, U.S. military says the USS Abraham Lincoln is heading home following a roughly nine-month deployment and reports of poor living conditions, storms and at least one tornado tore through parts of Germany overnight and China sentenced the founder of Evergrande to life in prison five years after

USS Abraham Lincoln Is Returning to the US, Report Says  Forbes