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The 1941 invasion by the Allies of World War II resulted in a decisive loss for the Iranian forces, the deposition of Iran's Shah and five years of subsequent occupation, [3] while the 1980 Iraqi invasion began the Iran–Iraq War, which lasted almost eight years and ended in status quo ante bellum. The army has also been actively engaged in ...
The Iranian Armed Forces, [a] officially the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, [b] are the combined military forces of Iran, comprising the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Artesh), the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah) and the Law Enforcement Command (Faraja). Iranian Armed Forces are the largest in the Middle East in terms of ...
These purges resulted in a drastic decline in the Iranian military's operational capacities. [17] Their regular army (which, in 1978, was considered the world's fifth most powerful) [18] had been badly weakened. A shortage of spare parts for Iran's U.S.-made and British-made equipment began to cripple Iran's military forces.
An Iranian military band during the Army Day celebrations in 2018. Iranian military bands (Persian: گروههای نظامی ایران) refer to musical units that serve in ceremonial roles in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Islamic Republic of Iran Army. The Army also maintains military bands in its Ground Forces, Air Force ...
Additional information is available at the article Air Force of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution, which force operates Iran's long-range missiles. Iran was reported to have purchased 18 mobile Musudan missiles (the extended range version of Soviet R-27 Zyb ) with a 3,200-to-4,000 km range in 2005.
On 24 November, Ukrainian officials said the military had killed ten Iranians and would target any further Iranian military presence in Ukraine. [110] The Institute for the Study of War assessed that these are likely Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or IRGC-affiliated personnel, as this formation is the primary operator of Iranian drones.
After the war, the Iranian leadership provided the IRGC new outlets of service. [7] Some, external to the Basij, proposed their demobilization or their merger in the IRGC under the name of Resistance Guard. [9] Instead of demobilizing IRGC and Basij, Iranian leadership maintained and expanded their mobilization, particularly in extra-military ...
Military Branch Insignia of Iran (3 C) Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics of the Islamic Republic of Iran (2 C, 18 P) Iranian missile development program (1 C, 2 P)