Russia is conducting airstrikes in Syria from Iran now - Polidicks

[quote]Russians warplanes have conducted missions over Syria from an airbase in Iran -- the first time a major power has done so since the Islamic Revolution there in 1979. Tu-22M3 long-range bombers and Su-34 tactical bombers took off from Hamedan airbase in western Iran Tuesday, and hit targets belonging to ISIS and the Jabhat al-Nusra militant group in the Syrian provinces of Aleppo, Deir Ezzor and Idlib, Russia's defense ministry said in a statement. The raids "eliminated" five major arms depots, used to supply ISIS militants near the city of Aleppo, as well as three militant command points and training camps in the cities of Serakab, Al-Bab, Aleppo and Deir Ezzor. --- Tehran and Moscow "enjoy strategic cooperation in the fight against terrorism in Syria and share their facilities and capacities to this end," Iran's Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said Tuesday in an interview with Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).[/quote] [url]http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/16/middleeast/russia-iran-syria-airstrikes/index.html[/url]

Russia-Iran axis getting more and more blatant

Iran?Now that was a bit un-expected.

[QUOTE=Sgt.Kickass;50895310]Iran?Now that was a bit un-expected.[/QUOTE] are you being sarcastic?

[QUOTE=Turing;50895351]are you being sarcastic?[/QUOTE] I would say it's unexpected but not surprising.

completely ironic, iran hates the US for our freedom of religion but buddies up with russia who kills chechnyans for practicing said religion

[QUOTE=Sableye;50895560]completely ironic, iran hates the US for our freedom of religion but buddies up with russia who kills chechnyans for practicing said religion[/QUOTE] The Chechens are Sunni, and a lot of the Chechen rebels in the early 2000s were Al Qaeda and more recently they've pledged allegiance to ISIS. Iran is Shia and thinks Sunnis are heretics, and also hates Al Qaeda and ISIS just as much as the West.

[QUOTE=Sableye;50895560]completely ironic, iran hates the US for our freedom of religion but buddies up with russia who kills chechnyans for practicing said religion[/QUOTE] I'm assuming most Chechnyans are Sunni, in which case Iran isn't likely to care.

[QUOTE=Aredbomb;50895601]I'm assuming most Chechnyans are Sunni, in which case Iran isn't likely to care.[/QUOTE] oh ya wrong kind of muslim.

I mean in all fairness, Russia is bombing terrorist and jihadis with their sorties, thou they lack the ability to not cause casual collateral damage.

America is conducting airstrikes in Syria from Turkey now

[QUOTE=Turing;50895288]Russia-Iran axis getting more and more blatant[/QUOTE] Russia is also stealing Turkey

Russia Iran vs USA Israel proxy war will probably happen in the next Lebanon war.

[QUOTE=Svinnik;50897956]Russia Iran vs USA Israel proxy war will probably happen in the next Lebanon war.[/QUOTE] That's a lot of if's.