(ANSA) - BELGRADE, AUG 19 - Increased security measures have been implemented in the vicinity of the Bezmer military base in southern Bulgaria, indicating a higher level of alert than is currently present. Bulgarian Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev told reporters today that Iran is considering attacking US military sites in Europe, including the Bulgarian Bezmer base, if President Donald Trump orders a new escalation against the Islamic Republic. "We are in close coordination with the Ministry of Defence," Demerdzhiev said. (ANSA).