Iran has issued permission for a Russian...
The Russian Foreign Ministry complained earlier in the day that Iran had refused to let a Su-27 fly to Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) 2010 to take part in an aerobatics display.
It said permission had initially been issued, but when the plane approached Iran"s airspace, the Islamic republic"s authorities banned it from entering "for unknown reasons."
However, according to some media reports, the Su-27 was supposed to be transported by a cargo plane to Bahrain.
The BIAS 2010 will run from January 21 through 23.
This event has been billed as "catering for the civil, defense and business aviation markets."
Last Saturday, Russia suspended Su-27 flights until the cause of a deadly crash earlier in the week was determined.
The fighter had been performing a scheduled flight on Thursday and was about 30 km away from the Dzemga airbase in Russia"s Far East when it disappeared from radar screens. The body of the pilot was discovered on Saturday.