IRAN:Russian bombers drop deadly payload on to Syria after flying out from IRANIAN air base in Hamadan

A Tupolev Tu-22 M3 strategic bomber of the Russian Aerospace Force

A Tupolev Tu-22 M3 strategic bomber of the Russian Aerospace Force

Soaring above the skies of Syria, these are the Russian bombers dropping deadly bombs in the first missions to have taken off from Iran.

The Kremlin has deployed Tupolev-22 bombers to an air base in the Iranian city of Hamadan after Moscow and Tehran signed a military agreement for closer ties.

 And today the Russian defense ministry confirmed that its aircraft had flew out of the Iranian base to launch strikes against jihadist groups in war-torn Syria.