Iranian Armed Forces

The Iranian Armed Forces, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, include the Artesh, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Police Command. The International Institute for Strategic... Wikipedia

• Current form:  1979
• Service branches:  Revolutionary Guards, Police Command
• Headquarters:  Eshrat Abad, Tehran, Iran
• Commander-in-chief:  Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei
• Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics:  BG Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani
• Minister of Interior:  BG Eskandar Momeni
• Military age:  18
• Conscription:  Yes
• Active personnel:  570,000 (IISS unchanged since 2023)
• Reserve personnel:  350,000 (IISS unchanged since 2023)
• Budget:  US$24.6 billion (2021)
• Percent of GDP:  2.8% (2021)
• Domestic suppliers:  DIO, IAIO, HESA, IACI, IHSRC, QAIC, AIO, IEI, MIO, SADRA
• History:  Military history of Iran, Kurdish separatism in Iran, Anglo-Soviet Invasion of Iran, Iran crisis of 1946, Dhofar Rebellion, Seizure of Abu Musa, Consolidation of the Iranian Revolution, Iran–Iraq War, Soviet–Afghan War, Kurdish Civil War, Algerian Civil War, Bosnian War, Herat Uprising, Balochistan conflict, Iranian intervention in Iraq (2014–present), Iranian involvement in the Syrian civil war, Tigray War, Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present), Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Middle Eastern crisis
• Ranks:  Rank insignia of the Iranian military
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo