Russian missiles 'fell on Iran' in airstrike campaign targeting ISIS in Syria
FOUR Russian cruise missiles fired at Syrian targets from the Caspian Sea landed on Iran, according to unnamed US officials.
Russian cruise missiles fired at Syrian targets reportedly landed on Iran
It is unclear whether the missiles caused any damage.
A US government source said Russia had been flying cruise missiles over Iran into Syria in attacks on rebels fighting against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The news broke as NATO said it was "ready and able to defend all allies" following Turkey expressing anger over violations of its air space by Russian warplanes.
No details have been provided of where the missiles might have landed.
However, a Iranian news agency reported on Wednesday that an unknown flying object had crashed in the village of Ghzghapan in the the Iranian province of West Azerbaijan, said to be under the missiles' flight path.
Russian defence ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said Moscow does not "talk with reference to anonymous sources".
He added: "We show the launch of our rockets and the targets they struck."
Moscow has said it is not focusing on opponents of Assad
Russian cruise missiles have been apparently flying over Iran
Moscow said yesterday it had fired missiles from ships in the Caspian Sea, hitting weapons factories, arms dumps, command centres and training camps.
Russia denies Western accusations that it has focused on targeting opponents of Assad, insisting its bombing campaign is aiming to wipe out Islamic State (ISIS) extremists.
Russia's bombings have weakened the morale of militants and have sent thousands on the run, according to the country's defence ministry.
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