India, July 23 -- Bulgaria's Parliament on Wednesday backed a Government proposal to allow the US military to use an air base in the Balkan country to support US operations in West Asia, while some expressed concern about becoming involved in the Iran war.

The Trump administration has faced pushback from certain other countries in the European Union over the use of air bases in support of its war with Iran. Legislators in Bulgaria voted 136-13, with two abstentions, to allow up to eight US KC-135 refuelling aircraft along with 250 personnel and supporting equipment at Bezmer Air Base from Friday to Oct 1. No further approvals are needed. Under a 2006 US-Bulgaria defence agreement, the Bezmer facility, about 260 kilometres (160 miles) sou...