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and .. Russian missiles crash in Iran: what we know

Updated by Max Fisher on October 8, 2015, 2:10 p.m. ET .. down some ..

A big question: Will this have political ramifications in Iran?

Iran and Russia are on the same side in Syria, both supporting Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, but there have been growing reports .. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/syria-leader-assad-seeks-russian-protection-from-ally-iran-a-1056263.html#spRedirectedFrom=www&referrrer= .. of tension and competition between them over Syria's future. And there is a long history of bitterness between Russia and Iran, the latter of which has not forgotten Russia's imperialist history in its country, nor Russia's support of crippling UN sanctions.

One thing that will be worth watching, then, is whether this incident uncovers or provokes any Iranian backlash against Russia. Will this be brushed off as an innocent mistake, or will it prompt public criticism from Iran's often-noisy political system? So far, there's no noise out of Tehran one way or the other, but the possibility of Iran-Russia tension over Syria is worth looking out for.

http://www.vox.com/2015/10/8/9482023/russia-missiles-iran-crash