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The military history of Iran has been relatively well-documented, with thousands of years' worth of recorded history.Largely credited to its historically unchanged geographical and geopolitical condition, the modern-day Islamic Republic of Iran (historically known as Persia) has had a long and checkered military culture and history; ranging from triumphant and unchallenged ancient military ...
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 ...
The Islamic Republic of Iran Army [9] (Persian: ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران), acronymed AJA (Persian: آجا), simply known as the Iranian Army or the Artesh (Persian: ارتش, romanized: Arteš,(Ərtēš)), is the conventional military of Iran and part of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces. [10]
The Iranian military sought to punish the Portuguese in the Persian Gulf for the Iranians' grievances of Gambron, not only liberating the island of Hormuz but also forcing the Portuguese to withdraw to Mombasa in Kenya. Britain recognized Iran's sovereignty over the entire Persian Gulf. Battle of Chaldiran (1514) Safavid Empire: Ottoman Empire ...
Initial developments in military technology were carried out with the support of China, North Korea and Russia to lay the foundations for future industries. Iranian reliance on these countries has rapidly decreased since the 2010s in most sectors whereby Iran has gained almost total independence.
Sepehr Zabir, The Iranian Military in Revolution and War (RLE Iran D), First Published 1988; eBook Published 27 April 2012, Routledge, London. DOI The Iranian Military in Revolution and War (RLE Iran D) Donald N. Wilbur, "Iran Past and Present," Princeton University Press, 1963 – p. 147 describes up to six corps and multiple divisions.
Military history of Iran during World War II (7 P) O. Military operations involving Iran (7 C, 24 P) P. Military history of the Parthian Empire (5 C, 6 P)
Iran ordered 100 of the FT tank in the 1930s. Iran ordered CKD-TNH 60/Panzer 38(t) tanks, in 1941. Several tanks were used in Iran in the 1930s (such as 100 of the FT tank) as it ordered and had delivered in 1937-38 tanks such as the CKD AH-IV tankette used by the 1st infantry division and the CKD-TNH 60/Panzer 38(t) of the 2nd infantry division in 1941 and the Imperial Guards.