Romania to let US use its air bases for Middle East operations: President

Romania decided on Wednesday to let the United States use air bases in the eastern European country to refuel aircraft involved in the US-Israeli war on Iran, the country’s president said.

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Parliament approved the measure after it was reviewed by the Supreme Council of National Defense earlier in the day. President Nicusor Dan called it a “temporary deployment of American military equipment and forces in Romania” in a statement following the council meeting.

The move would allow refueling of aircraft and the deployment of monitoring and satellite communications equipment, Dan said.

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