Speaking on state-run television, Hossein Dehghan said Russian Federation had failed to respect confidentiality, describing Moscow’s attitude as “ungentlemanly”.
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Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in his press conference that the Russian aircraft using Iran’s Hamedan Airbase had successfully completed their tasks and returned to Russia.
The statements came one day after a military souce told the Russian news agency Interfax that the Russian Defence Ministry sent a request to Iraq and Iran for the use of their air space for the flight of ballistic missiles from the Caspian Sea.
Iran and Russian Federation are key backers of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the Syrian civil war.
He said there was “no written agreement” between the two countries and the “operational cooperation” was temporary and limited to refuelling.
But the US State Department said it was “unclear” whether Russia’s use of the base had “definitely stopped” after calling the move “unfortunate but not suprising”.
“Iran and Russian Federation are allies in the fight against terrorism”, Larijani said.
Iran showed Russian Federation that it needs to play by its rulebook, no matter how powerful and influential they are. “They did this (operation) and it is finished for now”, Bahram Qasemi was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency. According to Iran’s minister of defense, Brig.
While noting that Iran has long supported Assad, a USA official said Tehran may not have wanted its involvement to be so public ahead of the 2017 Iranian presidential election.
After some delay, Russian Federation supplied Iran with its S-300 missile air defence system, evidence of a growing partnership that is testing US influence in the Middle East.
While noting that Iran has long supported Assad, a United States official said Tehran may not have wanted its involvement to be so public ahead of the 2017 Iranian presidential election.
Last week for the first time ever, Russia’s military used an airfield in Iran to attack terrorists in Syria.
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Russia’s ambassador to Tehran, Levan Dzhagaryan, also confirmed that all of Moscow’s warplanes have been withdrawn from Iran.
