10:02 GMT 16.08.2016(updated 10:05 GMT 16.08.2016) Get short URL 435 Iran is ready to share its facilities and capacities with Russia in the fight against terrorism in Syria, the head of the Islamic Republic’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said Tuesday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian Defense Ministry earlier in the day its Tu-22M3 long-range bombers and Su-34 strike aircraft took off from the Hamadan airfield in western Iran to stage airstrikes against terrorist groups in Syria. Commenting on the reports, SNSC Secretary Ali Shamkhani told Iran’s IRNA news service that the two countries enjoy strategic cooperation and that Tehran was ready to share its facilities with Moscow to fight terrorism in Syria.
Iran is ready to share infrastructure, facilities and capacities with Russia in attempts to tackle the issue of terrorism in Syria, the head of the Islamic Republic's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) announced on Tuesday. "The Russian side has expressed readiness for cooperation in this field as well," Ali Shamkhani said at a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran.