WASHINGTON, Dhu-AlQa'dah 14, 1437, Aug 17, 2016, SPA -- The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday its attorneys were assessing whether Russia violated a U.N. Security Council resolution by using an Iranian air base to conduct military strikes inside Syria but had not yet reached a determination, Reuters reported. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Russia's continued use of the Iranian base to strike Syrian targets "doesn't help" to reach a cessation of hostilities in the country's civil war between government forces and militants. -- SPA 22:04 LOCAL TIME 19:04 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w