The Russian Ministry of Defense has categorically rejected the report by an Israeli military website claiming that Moscow used Iran's airspace to reach Syria, local media reported.

Iran Press/Europe: It is fabricated, baseless, and inconsistent with reality, RIA Novosti quoted a ministry official saying on Wednesday.

The Israeli military intelligence website DEBKAfile had alleged that Russia's strategic Tu-22M bombers flew over Iran to carry out military missions in Syria in response to the US-Israeli military cooperation against the Arab country.

In 2017, Russia used the Tupolev Tu-22M which is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing, long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber to attack the terrorist group Daesh in Syria.

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