– Russian bombers not stationed on the territory of Iran, but only supplement the fuel in the air force base in Shahid Nodżeh, located 50 km from Hamadan – said on Wednesday the head of the national security committee of the Iranian parliament Alaeddin Boroużerdi.
Boroużerdi, a statement which is the second official confirmation by Iran of the fact of using Russian-Iranian airports during operations in Syria, said that permission for a stopover Russian bombers Tu-22M3 and increased to more than 20 tons limit the transport of bombs on board granted The Supreme National Security Council.
The Russian defense ministry announced on Tuesday that the bombers Tu-22M3 and Su-34 made raids on objects radical militants in Syria. The Communication identifies the airport in the Iranian Hamadan. Prior to the arrival of Russian bombers to this base media reported.
As a result of Tuesday’s raids of Russian aviation in the province of Idlib killed 17 people and wounds 30. This ended Wednesday, the Russian military authorities announced the next mission.
The statement Alaeddin Boroużerdiego indicates that Russian bombers use a separate air base in Shahid Nodżeh – notes the Associated Press.
– This does not mean, however, that Nodżeh become a Russian base – stressed in a statement to the AP Hossein Kanani Modżadam, formerly commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. – Iran allowed them to land in this place and refueling, but everything is under our control – he added.
Also, the speaker of Iran’s Consultative Assembly (Parliament – PAP) Ali Larijani stressed on Wednesday in a statement that “there is no question of a permanent military presence of Russia in Iran.”
Memories of Russians in Iran
The statements of this kind to reassure the Iranians – experts say. The decision to release the Iranian airfields rather because Russia will not be accepted favorably by the Iranian public opinion. The memory of the British-Soviet operation “Y” in 1941. And subsequent occupation of Iran, as well as the fact that although the British withdrew, the Red Army remained in the country until May 1946. Is still alive.
The Iranians also remember that before the withdrawal of Iran, the Soviets formed in the north-western province – Azerbaijan two Iranian puppet state – the People’s Republic of Azerbaijan and the Kurdish People’s Republic, which collapsed shortly after leaving their principals.
Information about Tuesday’s Russian raids in Syria using Iran’s aviation infrastructure confirmed as the first head of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Szamchani, indicating that the authorities in Tehran have made available forces of the Russian infrastructure and air space to fight the terrorists in Syria.
– The cooperation Tehran and Moscow in the fight against terrorism in Syria bears a strategic character. We should combine our potential and abilities – said Szamchani news agency IRNA.
Moscow strengthens influence in the Middle East
Reuters wrote Tuesday that the move shows that Moscow strengthens its role and presence in the Middle East, and that this occurs at a time when Russia, according to Russian media, has asked Iran and Iraq for the use of their airspace by fired from the Caspian Sea cruise missiles at targets in Syria.
According to the media the use of bases in Iran will cut by 60 percent. time flights of Russian aircraft and increase their combat load. So far, as they write the Russian media, for the purpose of destruction in Syria Tu-22M3 took off from the airport in Mozdok, North Ossetia, southern Russia.
PAP / agkm
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