A week after allowing Russian planes to fly bombing runs into Syria from a base inside its borders, Iran reversed course on Monday and withdrew permission for the flights, complaining that the Kremlin had been too public about the arrangement. The about-face and the explanation for it from Iran’s Foreign Ministry seemed to surprise Russia , where state news media had been trumpeting the deal as a sign of a growing friendship with Iran . No foreign power has based forces in Iran since World War II. In response, the Russian military issued a statement saying its planes had already completed their missions. “The Russian military aircraft involved in launching airstrikes from the Iranian Hamadan base against terrorist sites in Syria successfully accomplished the tasks they had set out to complete,” Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said in a statement. “All aircraft involved in this operation are now […]