Jewboo
16th August 2016, 07:18 AM
Russia Uses Iranian Base for Syria Campaign
MOSCOW — Russian bombers launched attacks in Syria (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/syria/index.html?inline=nyt-geo) from an Iranian air base for the first time on Tuesday, potentially altering the political and military equation in the Middle East.
Long-range Tupolev-22M3 bombers, which would otherwise have to fly from Russia (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/russiaandtheformersovietunion/index.html?inline=nyt-geo), used an Iranian base near Hamadan to hit a series of targets inside Syria, according to a brief statement from the Russian Defense Ministry.
The agreement to let Russia use the base significantly deepens the country’s military role in the region, most obviously in Iran (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/iran/index.html?inline=nyt-geo). And it could help solidify Russia as the main broker of any future peace agreement in Syria.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/world/middleeast/russia-iran-base-syria.html (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/world/middleeast/russia-iran-base-syria.html)
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MOSCOW — Russian bombers launched attacks in Syria (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/syria/index.html?inline=nyt-geo) from an Iranian air base for the first time on Tuesday, potentially altering the political and military equation in the Middle East.
Long-range Tupolev-22M3 bombers, which would otherwise have to fly from Russia (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/russiaandtheformersovietunion/index.html?inline=nyt-geo), used an Iranian base near Hamadan to hit a series of targets inside Syria, according to a brief statement from the Russian Defense Ministry.
The agreement to let Russia use the base significantly deepens the country’s military role in the region, most obviously in Iran (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/iran/index.html?inline=nyt-geo). And it could help solidify Russia as the main broker of any future peace agreement in Syria.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/world/middleeast/russia-iran-base-syria.html (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/world/middleeast/russia-iran-base-syria.html)
http://www.israellycool.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/netanyahu-sad.jpg
OY VEY
:D