It was the first time a foreign power had used an Iranian base since World War Two. Russia and Iran are both providing crucial military support to President Bashar al-Assad against rebels and jihadi fighters in Syria's five-year-old conflict...."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/russia-accused-iran-showing-off-over-isis-daesh-a7204941.html
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