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Iran says Russia has stopped using Iranian airbase to strike militants in Syria

Xinhua, August 22, 2016 Adjust font size:

Iran said on Monday that Russia has stopped using Iranian Hamedan airbase for carrying out operations against militants in Syria.

"Russia neither has (military) base in Iran nor has it established (one) in the country. It was the subject which is over for now," Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi told a weekly press conference.

The operations from Iran's airbase started on Tuesday as confirmed by the Russian Defense Ministry and Iranian officials.

Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Deqhan said on Saturday that Tehran may allow Russian fighters to use more air bases of the country in the fight against terrorism in the region. Endit