Su-24 bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces at the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. © Dmitriy Vinogradov / Sputnik
Sputnik: Iran Could Allow Russia to Use Hamadan Base If Necessary for Syrian Operation
Iranian Defense Minister stated that Iranian authorities could allow Russia to use the Hamadan air base in western Iran for Moscow's aerial operation against terrorist in Syria if the situation in the crisis-torn Middle Eastern nation demanded it.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Iranian authorities could allow Russia to use the Hamadan air base in western Iran for Moscow's aerial operation against terrorist in Syria if the situation in the crisis-torn Middle Eastern nation demanded it, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan said Saturday.
"If the situation and conditions [in Syria] demand to provide the support, we will do this job," Dehghan said, as quoted by the Tasnim news agency.
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Update #1: Russia May Use Iran's Hamadan Base if Admiral Kuznetsov Moves Away From Syria (Sputnik)
Update #2: Iran mulls Russian use of airbase for Syria strikes (The New Arab)
WNU Editor: Such a deployment will mean having Russian aircraft crossing Iraqi air space to strike targets in Syria .... airspace that is being heavily used by U.S. and coalition aircraft against the Islamic State in the Mosul campaign. Hmmmm .... I can see how this can go "south" really quick and fast.
