Sputnik News- IRGC Deputy Commander for political affairs Brig. Gen. Rasul Sanayee Rad claims that Tehran is not planning to establish a military base in the Syrian province of Latakia.

Tehran is not planning to�establish a military base in�the Syrian province of�Latakia despite�media allegations, Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Deputy Commander for�political affairs Brig. Gen. Rasul Sanayee Rad said Monday.

On Sunday, Breitbart News online outlet reported that Tehran was close to�reaching an agreement with�Syrian President Bashar Assad on�establishing its naval base in�Syrian Latakia as�a payment for�Iranian support during�the six years of�the civil war.

"Our presence in�Syria consists in�the presence of�military advisers at�the request of�the Syrian government. We do not plan to�create a military base in�the Syrian province of�Latakia. Such an atmosphere is being formed to�destabilize the situation in�the region and create disagreements between�countries," Rad told reporters.

Iran, Russia and Turkey are guarantor states of�the Syrian truce, which was established on�December 30. The countries brokered intra-Syrian Astana talks on�January 23-24, which gathered Syrian armed opposition and government for�the first time and resulted in�an agreement on�the establishment of�a trilateral mechanism to�monitor the ceasefire in�Syria.