TEHRAN: Iran and Russia are sharing a base in war-torn Syria to help coordinate their support for President Bashar al-Assad’s forces, a top security official in Tehran said Tuesday.
“We have a shared base in Syria where Iran, with Russia’s help, does advisory work to help the Syrian army and the resistance forces,” said Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, quoted by Tasnim news agency.
He said Russia and Iran worked closely together “to design the military aspect of the fight against terrorism” and also coordinated on “the use of Iran’s air space”.
