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.
Hamadan has already been used once by Russia, and Iraq has allowed Russian transit through Iraqi airspace.
ReplyDeleteIt's no biggie, just more fearmongering.
True, they allow once and stop it quickly. I can be wrong but this new allowance could have an other signification. A Trump administration could be tempted to strike Iran, but with Russian troop inside the country this will make the problem a little bit more complex.
ReplyDeleteThe 1975 Revolution resulted in an Iranian Constitutional Amendment, vaguely worded, that doesn't allow Foreign Military Bases in Iran.
DeleteIt can be taken to mean "temporary", which causes Constitutional problems.