Sourced: Defence Blog
By Colton Jones
Russian media with reference to Iranian dissident and defence expert Babak Taghvaee, reported that Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) had officially asked Iran to provide access to deploy its heavy bombers in Hamedan Air Base.
According to report, Russin MoD asked Iranian government to provide access to the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force’s 3rd Tactical Fighter Base in Hamedan to deploy its heavy bombers (probably Tu-22M3 or Tu-95MS), Il-78 tankers & use it as refueling point for fighter jets which are planned to be deployed to Syria soon.
The deployment of Russian combat aircraft in Iran is possible against the background of escalated tensions in Syria.
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