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Ali Larijani, Iran’s Parliament Speaker dismissed any claims that an Iranian military base has ever been given to Russia or any other country, Mehr Agency reports.

Ali Larijani made the remark in dismissal of a parliamentarian's objection who believed Russia’s use for Hamadan air base was against Article 146 of Iran's Constitution, banning establishment of any foreign military base in the country.

“We have only cooperated with Russia as one of our allies in regional issues, particularly in regard to Syria. This cooperation by no means entails that our military base is under their control,” the agency quotes Ali Larijani as saying.

Larijani went on to add: “we have explicitly declared our good cooperation with Russia which has come about due to the crises in the region created by the West, particularly the US.”

To remind, earlier Russia Today reported on Tuesday that Russia’s long-range Tu-22M3 bombers delivered their first airstrikes on terrorist targets in Syria operating from an Iranian airbase. The TV channel referred to a military agreement signed between Moscow and Tehran, allowing Russian aircraft to station at Hamadan Airport in western Iran.