Monday, August 22, 2016

Iran ends Russian use of airbase

Iran has ended access to the Russian military to one of the air bases from which Moscow was launching airstrikes against Syria.

Iranian defense minister, Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehghan accused the Russians of showing off, and attempting to appear to be a super power.

With the seige of Aleppo getting worse, in Washington, the U.S. military urged Russia to focus on actually cooperating.

Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook:

IN: "By intervening...
OUT: ...to results."
DUR: 29


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