According to a report by IRNA, as translated by IFP, Ayatollah Khatami, who is also a member of Iran�s Assembly of Experts, emphasized that Russian warplanes landed in Nojeh airbase in Hamadan just for refuelling.

�The Islamic Republic of Iran has never dedicated its airbase to Russians� military operations,� Khatami said in an address in Imam Khomeini�s Mosalla Mosque in Iran�s Western city of Shahr-e Kord.

Refuelling is pretty common and frequently seen in different parts of the world, Khatami said, adding, �Russian warplanes which were heading to Syria for bombing ISIS positions had a brief stop just for refueling.�

On August 16, Tu-22M3 long-range bombers and Su-34 frontline bombers, flying with a full bomb load from the Nojeh airbase located in Iran�s western city of Hamadan, conducted a group air strike against targets of ISIS in Syria.

This news was translated by IFP from IRNA