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Saturday 3 September 2016 - 13:58
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Supreme leaders permission makes Iran-Russia military cooperation possible: Top MP

Supreme leaders permission makes Iran-Russia military cooperation possible: Top MP
September 3, The Iran Project A senior Iranian Member of Parliament said on Saturday that Iran-Russias military cooperation over the Syria crisis was definitely taken place with the permission of Irans Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.

Stressing that Iran has not committed its military facilities to any country in the world, Masoud Pezeshkian, first deputy speaker of the Majlis said military cooperation between Russia and Iran was impossible without Supreme leaders permission.

Speaking to a reporter, Pezeshkian pointed out thatMajlispresidingboard has not held a meeting on Iran-Russias military cooperation in Nojeh base since such political and security issues are related to the SupremeNational SecurityCouncil and the leader.

Iran MPs initially said nothing about Russia's use of Irans Nojeh air base near the western city of Hamedan, then Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqansaid Russian fighters are using an Iranian airfield in line withtrilateral cooperation and at the request of the Syrian government, stressing that the issue is not related to the Iranian parliament.

On August 16 Russian bombersbegan launching strikeson terrorist positions in Syria fromIrans Nojeh Airbase in the western Hamadan Province.

Iran and Russia have been assisting the Syrian government in its fight against foreign-backed terrorist groups, including theDaeshTakfiri terrorists.
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