The military history of Iran has been relatively well-documented, with thousands of years' worth of recorded history. Largely credited to its historically...
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The Iranian Armed Forces, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, are the combined military forces of Iran, comprising the Islamic Republic...
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The history of the Iranian Air Force, currently known as the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, can be divided into two phases—before the Islamic Revolution...
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The history of Iran (or Persia, as it was known in the Western world) is intertwined with Greater Iran, a sociocultural region spanning from Anatolia to...
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conventional military of Iran and part of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces. It is tasked to protect the territorial integrity of the country from...
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city of Ray, Iran (near Shahr-e-Rey) as a military objective, not the large territory of which it was once capital ("Ragau" in the Apocryphal Book of Judith)...
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The Iranian Navy traditionally located in the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf, has always been the smallest of the country's military forces. An Iranian...
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Military history is the study of armed conflict in the history of humanity, and its impact on the societies, cultures and economies thereof, as well as...
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The military forces of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran had their origins in the relatively obscure yet bloody inter-factional violence in Khorasan during...
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illustrated history of the Islamic world. Francis Robinson, p. 72. Immortal: A Military History of Iran and Its Armed Forces. Steven R. Ward, p. 44. Iran and...
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Iran's military industry manufactures and exports various types of arms and military equipment. Iran's military industry, under the command of Iran's...
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History of Iran Timeline of the history of Iran Current events of Iran Iran hostage crisis History of fundamentalist Islam in Iran Military history of...
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The military of Safavid Iran covers the military history of Safavid Iran from 1501 to 1736. It was the first Safavid king (shah), Ismail I (1501–1524)...
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Tanks have been utilized in Iran both within the military and within several conflicts with their usage and origin after World War II; the Cold War; and...
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the 24,400 troops in these four, separate, military units made up one of the weakest forces in Iranian history." After the First World War, the army had...
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Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran or Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia was the joint invasion of the neutral Imperial State of Iran by the United Kingdom and...
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and military superiority as well as its close relationships with the United States and Israel. The Iran–Iraq War followed a long-running history of territorial...
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recent years, the Iranian government states that it has self-sufficiency in essential military hardware and defense systems. Iran established an arms...
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Iran has supported Russia both diplomatically and militarily since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. It has voted against...
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Domains of Iran, commonly referred to as Afsharid Iran or the Afsharid Empire, was an Iranian empire established by the Turkoman Afshar tribe in Iran's north-eastern...
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Corps Aerospace Force is the primary operator of Iran’s growing fleet of UAVs, although most Iranian military services employ them. Major General Bagheri in...
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between the two sovereign states of Iran and Iraq. Both states have history that extends for millennia into the past. Iran and Iraq share a long border (the...
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invasion of Iran began on 22 September 1980, sparking the Iran–Iraq War, and lasted until 5 December 1980. Iraq attacked under the impression that Iran would...
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relations between Iran and Israel are divided into four major phases: the ambivalent period from 1947 to 1953, the friendly period during the era of the Pahlavi...
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Jewish military history focuses on the military aspect of history of the Jewish people from ancient times until the modern age. While complete details...
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opportunity to launch an all-out invasion against Iran. Iran, therefore, created a new branch of military, called the IRGC, which was initially tasked with...
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growth rate of over 20% and the highest level of development in telecommunication. Foreign Direct Investment in Iran (1970–2012) Iranian military expenditures...
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branch of Iran's regular military, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Artesh). It is one of Iran's two maritime military branches, alongside the Navy of the...
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Iranian military industry List of countries by level of military equipment Lists of equipment List of military equipment manufactured in Iran List of...
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Guarded Domains of Iran, commonly called Safavid Iran, Safavid Persia or the Safavid Empire, was one of the largest and long-standing Iranian empires after...
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