tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post3920519594018118031..comments2023-12-04T16:52:33.122+02:00Comments on EL Etos UT News: Lavrov says there's no reason to suspect Russia of violating UN SC resolution on Iranxronos/blogger.com/profile/13107445158803745642[email protected]Blogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-14157839133319340842016-08-17T18:32:31.360+03:002016-08-17T18:32:31.360+03:00Russia rebuffs U.S., says it's not violating U...Russia rebuffs U.S., says it's not violating U.N. resolution by using Iran base...<br /><br />Russia on Wednesday criticized the U.S. State Department's suggestion that its use of an Iranian air base to attack Islamic State rebels in Syria violated a U.N. resolution, saying the U.S. officials need to brush up on their geography.<br /><br />"It is not our rule to give advice to the leadership of the U.S. State Department," Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said in a statement, "However, it is difficult to refrain from recommending checking the reasoning ability and the knowledge of basic documents of the international law by separate representatives of the State Department ... Moreover, we advise representatives of the U.S. State Department once again to work on outline maps and to discover the fact that Syria is a separate sovereign state."<br /><br />A second round of airstrikes from Iran's Hamedan air base, following airstrikes Tuesday, destroyed two Islamic State command posts and killed at least 150 people, Russia's Ministry of Defense announced....upi.comAnonymous[email protected]