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Romania to Allow US to Use Its Black Sea Bases for Iran Missions

The bases will be used for refueling planes as well as surveillance and satellite communications gear for Tehran operations, President Nicusor Dan said.
Romania to Allow US to Use Its Black Sea Bases for Iran Missions
Scrapped MIG planes belonging to Romanian Air Forces at the aerial base 57 in Mihail Kogalniceanu city, in Romania, on Nov. 25, 2025. Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images
Rachel Roberts
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Romania will allow the United States to use its military bases in the Black Sea as part of Washington’s missions in Iran, President Nicusor Dan said on March 11.

The bases will be used for surveillance and satellite communications as well as refueling planes for Tehran operations, Dan said, adding the equipment is for “defensive” purposes and carries ​no munitions.

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