Russian warplanes bombed Aleppo at Iran’s request to assist its military advisers on the ground in the flashpoint Syrian city, a senior Iranian official has been quoted saying.
Ali Shamkhani, the top official coordinating security and political affairs between Tehran and its allies, Moscow and Damascus, was quoted by state television saying Iran called in Russian strikes “next to the land operation” in Aleppo.
“Iran has brought the powerful Russia along… due to its need to cooperate with Syria” in the fight against jihadists, added Shamkhani.
Iran and Russia are key backers of Syrian President Bashar Assad, but Tehran has remained relatively guarded about its precise involvement in the conflict.
Russia reportedly ruffled feathers in Tehran when it announced last week that it had launched strikes on Syria from Hamedan air base in Iran, and said it had left the base on Sunday.
An Iranian foreign ministry spokesman on Monday denied any differences with Russia over the use of Hamedan, adding that Russian raids from Iranian territory had ended for now.
— with AFP
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