A top Iranian general has accused Russia of lying to Tehran by saying its jets were attacking Syrian rebels while they were instead bombing the open desert.

In a rare break from Iran’s diplomatic line on Syria, Brig. Gen. Behrouz Esbati partially blamed Moscow for the fall of Bashar Assad’s government during a speech at a mosque in Tehran.

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    10 days ago

    So either Russia is lying (GASP!) or maybe they just have terrible aim and shit intel.

    Could be both. A little from column A… a little from column B…

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      Iran found out that of all geopolitical partners on this planet, russia is the worst and has the shittiest of all armed forces.

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      Hopefully more from A. Them lying out helping makes them look like a less useful ally.