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Russian Bombers in Iran Are a Symbol, Not a Strategy

There has been a tremendous amount of press coverage devoted to the initiation earlier this week of Russian bombers flying missions over Syria from a base in Iran.

Mark N. Katz
Russian Bombers in Iran Are a Symbol, Not a Strategy
Russian military planes in Latakia, Syria

There has been a tremendous amount of press coverage devoted to the initiation earlier this week of Russian bombers flying missions over Syria from a base in Iran. But what exactly has changed?

For the Syrians on the receiving end of these missions, the fact that Russian bombers are coming from Iran instead of farther-away southern Russia does not change the fact that they are still being bombed.

Read the full article on The National Interest.

 

Mark N. Katz

is a professor of government and politics at George Mason University.

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