According to CoinMeta, Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov stated on the 19th that, while noting reports in British media suggesting that Iran might target U.S. military facilities in Southeast Europe, there is no intelligence indicating that Bulgaria is facing a direct threat. In an interview with Bulgarian national television that day, Stoyanov mentioned that he had contacted the national intelligence services, and the information obtained from those sources contradicted what was reported by The Financial Times. He also said that the previous day he had received a document from the intelligence services that clearly indicated that the risk of Iran launching an attack on U.S. military facilities in Bulgaria was extremely low, which means that Bulgaria is not facing a direct threat.