“The presence of Russia in Syria changed a balance of power in the region which had positive significance,” the Defense Minister of Iran Hossein Dehghan said during his visit in Moscow.

“Russia’s presence in Syria has actually changed the security environment, as well as the balance of power in the region, regardless of how their military operation has been conducted and what outcome it has had. That measure has had by itself a positive impact,” he told on the air of TV channel “Russia 24″.