Iran says Russia can use military bases on 'case by case basis' to launch strikes in Syria

Thomson Reuters

(Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Reuters on Tuesday that Russia could use Iranian military bases to fight terrorists in Syria on a "case by case basis."

Zarif said that regional issues, including Syria, would be discussed at a meeting in the Kremlin later on Tuesday.

An Iranian delegation, including President Hassan Rouhani, arrived in Moscow on Monday. 

(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; writing by Kevin O'Flynn; editing by Andrew Osborn)

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