Why Iran is threatening Europe’s ‘strategically important’ southeast

London, United Kingdom – The United States and Israel’s war on Iran was largely unexpected, given the repeated warnings from most US allies, as well as their lack of enthusiasm for a potential conflict.Iran’s retaliation, too, has been unexpected, particularly Iranian missile strikes on several countries not party to the conflict, in the Gulf, and more recently, Jordan.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘Tremendous costs’: Can Trump stop other countries from trading with Iran?list 2 of 4How China and Russia could hobble Trump’s plans to isolate Iranlist 3 of 4War on Iran: The US could focus on economically isolating Iranlist 4 of 4NATO ‘prepared’ to defend allies amid report of Iranian strike plansend of listBeyond the immediate regional sphere, the Iranian military has reportedly attempted to hit targets as far as the joint US-UK military base on the island of Diego Garcia, 2,350 miles (3,780 kilometres) away from Iran.And Tehran has recently threatened southeastern Europe – in particular, Bulgaria.Bulgaria’s Bezmer airfieldIn July, Bulgaria’s parliament approved the use of its Bezmer Air Base for refuelling US military aircraft, an agreement that functions as a support...