Tu-22M3 i Iran - Bomber derfra sivilbefolkningen i Syria - AIN

Iran Welcomes Russian Strategic Bomber to Hamedan Base

Iran has permitted the Russian military to use its Third Tactical Fighter Base (TFB.3) near the city of Hamedan for “temporary basing” of the Tupolev Tu-22M3 and Sukhoi Su-34 strike aircraft. Thus, for the first time since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, which resulted in the expulsion of foreign soldiers, Iran has welcomed Russians back into the country in a move that could have serious consequences for the balance of power in the oil-rich Middle East. Russian aircraft arrived at the Iranian air base on August 15 and flew first combat missions the next day, bombing Islamic State and Jabhat An-Nusra targets in the Syrian provinces of Aleppo and Deir Ezzoir. Read More