Russian upper house lawmakers are ready to ratify an agreement with Iran to deploy the Russian Aerospace Forces� grouping at the Hamadan airbase, a Russian senator on the security committee said Tuesday.





MOSCOW (Sputnik) � Russia's Ministry of�Defense confirmed earlier in�the day its Tu-22M3 long-range strategic bombers and Su-34 strike aircraft took off�from the Hamadan airfield to�conduct airstrikes against�terrorist groups in�Syria.
"Similar to�the ratification of�the agreement with�Syria on�the deployment of�our air group, ratification with�Iran may be required. The Federation Council I think is ready to�make this decision," Sen. Viktor Ozerov told RIA Novosti.


Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted for�ratification by�the lower housean agreement with�Syria on�the deployment of�Russia�s air grouping in�the Arab republic.

By Sputnik News