Contents tagged with Hamadan

  • Analyst: Iran could allow Russia to use Hamadan airbase

    An expert from the Association of Military Political Analysts and an Associate Professor of Political Science and Sociology from the Russian University of Economics, retired Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Perendzhiev, believes that Russia can use the Nojeh airbase in Hamadan on a temporary basis, and in the future, lease it for several years as had been offered by the Iranian Minister of Defense, Hossein Dehghan.

    According to the Tasnim News Agency, the Minister of Defense of Iran, Hossein …

  • Depending on situation in Syria, Iran may consider letting Russia use Hamadan airbase

    Iranian Minister of Defense Hossein Dehghan stated that Teheran may again allow the Russian air force to use the Noje airbase in Hamadan, as reported by the Tasnim News agency.

    “If the situation and conditions [in Syria] require our support, we will fulfill it,” stated Dehghan.

    The chairman of the Russian Federation Council Defense and Security Committee, Victor Ozerov, said that Russia may need to use the airbase in Iran if the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier is not close enough to Syrian …