Russia says its planes helped fight Iran port fire

Russia’s embassy in Tehran on Tuesday published a video showing a Russian plane dropping water over burning areas of Bandar Abbas, after Iranian officials said Russian planes were not used to fight the fire.

Earlier, Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni said Russian planes had arrived but were not needed. "Several planes from Russia have arrived and are stationed here, but they have not been needed so far. We thank them," he said on Monday.

Last week, Iran’s ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali, said Russia sent three firefighting planes and rescue teams at Iran’s request.

The Russian embassy wrote that its emergency ministry, working closely with Iranian counterparts, carried out a "valuable and courageous" operation in Bandar Abbas.