Romania Ready to Host US Equipment at Deveselu Military Base

UNSPLASH ILLUSTRATION/Uladzislau Petrushkevich

Bucharest - Romanian President Nicusor Dan confirmed that his party was ready to allow the deployment of US military personnel and equipment at the Deveselu military base.

Romanian media reported that the United States asked for permission to use allied infrastructure to support its operations in the Middle East.

Previously, the Supreme National Defense Council of Romania approved the US request for the temporary deployment of troops and military equipment in Romanian territory.

"The US-related request has been reviewed and approved by the Supreme Defense Council. This concerns refueling aircraft, surveillance equipment, and satellite communications," Dan said as quoted by Romanian media, including Digi24, reported by ANTARA from Sputnik, Thursday, March 12.

"The equipment is needed to support Washington's operations in the Middle East," the Romanian president added.

Previously on February 28, the United States and Israel launched an attack on a number of targets in Iran, including in Tehran, causing damage and casualties among civilians.

Iran retaliated by attacking Israeli territory and US military facilities in the Middle East.

Initially, the US and Israel claimed their "preventive" attacks were necessary to counter a threat they believed came from Iran's nuclear program, but they soon made it clear they wanted to see a change of power in Iran.

The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed on the first day of the military operation. The Islamic Republic of Iran declared 40 days of mourning. Russian President Vladimir Putin described the killing of Khamenei as a violation of international law.

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the US-Israeli attack, as well as calling for de-escalation and an immediate cessation of hostilities.