March 1, The Iran Project Head of Russias Geopolitical studies academy stresses Irans important role in the Middle East, particularly the fight against terrorism, saying but the US and its allies counter-terrorism approaches are not real. General Leonid Ivashov said regional problems, especially the crises in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan, cannot ...

There is no disagreement between Moscow and Tehran over the use of the Irans Hamadan air base by the Russian Aerospace Forces, according to the president of the Academy of Geopolitical Problems, Colonel-General Leonid Ivashov. "This [cooperation inHamadan] is profitable first and foremost tothe Iranian side and the military. Now duringthe time that ...