Iranian security chief reveals Iran, Russia share military base In Syria

Ali Shamkhani serves on Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.

 

A top Iranian security official has revealed that Iran and Russia are sharing a military base in Syria where they are coordinating their support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, was quoted by Iranian news agencies on Dec. 20 as saying there is “a shared base in Syria where Iran, with Russia’s help, does advisory work to help the Syrian army and the [pro-Assad] resistance forces.”