Russia used an Iranian air base to launch air strikes in Syria for a second day running on Wednesday, rejecting U.S. suggestions its co-operation with Tehran might violate a U.N. resolution.
Russia`s Defence Ministry said that SU-34 fighter bombers flying from Iran`s Hamadan air base had struck Islamic State targets in Syria's Deir al-Zor province, destroying two command posts and killing more than 150 "militants".
Moscow first used Iran as a base from which to launch air strikes in Syria on Tuesday, deepening its involvement in the five-year-old Syrian civil war and angering the United States.
Washington called the move "unfortunate" and said on Tuesday it was looking into whether Russia`s move had violated U.N. Security Council resolution 2231, which prohibits the supply, sale and transfer of combat aircraft to Iran.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday there were no grounds to suggest Russia had violated the resolution, saying it was not supplying Iran with aircraft.
"These aircraft are being used by Russia`s air force with Iran`s agreement as a part of an anti-terrorist operation at the request of Syria`s leadership,"
Lavrov told a Moscow news conference, after holding talks with Murray McCully, New Zealand`s foreign minister...
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17/8/16
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Russia`s Defence Ministry said that SU-34 fighter bombers flying from Iran`s Hamadan air base had struck Islamic State targets in Syria's Deir al-Zor province, destroying two command posts and killing more than 150 "militants".
Moscow first used Iran as a base from which to launch air strikes in Syria on Tuesday, deepening its involvement in the five-year-old Syrian civil war and angering the United States.
Washington called the move "unfortunate" and said on Tuesday it was looking into whether Russia`s move had violated U.N. Security Council resolution 2231, which prohibits the supply, sale and transfer of combat aircraft to Iran.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday there were no grounds to suggest Russia had violated the resolution, saying it was not supplying Iran with aircraft.
"These aircraft are being used by Russia`s air force with Iran`s agreement as a part of an anti-terrorist operation at the request of Syria`s leadership,"
Lavrov told a Moscow news conference, after holding talks with Murray McCully, New Zealand`s foreign minister...
[zeenews.india.com/REUTERS]
17/8/16
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Russia denied Wednesday that its use of an airbase in Iran had involved the sale or transfer of combat aircraft that would have been in violation of international sanctions...
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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said there was no motive to suggest Russia had violated resolution 2231 of the United Nations Security Council.
Speaking at a press conference with New Zealand's visiting Foreign Minister Murray McCulley, Lavrov said there had been no supplying, sale or transfer of combat jets to Iran.
United States Secretary of State John Kerry expressed his concern Tuesday over the deployment of Russian aircraft in Iran, saying it could be in violation of the UN resolution.
Accusations leveled by Washington detracted from the main goal of establishing an end to the crisis in Syria, Lavrov said.
US State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Tuesday that Moscow was carrying out the majority of its air strikes on the Syrian opposition forces, while telling everyone its targets are the Islamic State and Al-Nusra Front.
Russia on Tuesday recommenced its shelling campaign within Syria from the Hamadan air base in Iran, carrying out various strategic Tu-22M3 strikes.
EFE
17/8/16