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The Islamic Republic of Iran has two kinds of armed forces: the regular forces and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). ... The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) is the aviation branch of the Iranian armed forces. ... This is a list of Air forces, sorted alphabetically by country. ... The following officers held the rank of Field Marshal in Persia and Iran. ... // Introduction The Iranian Army is the national army of Iran and called the Artesh. ... Despite earlier roots, Iran started its missile development program in earnest during its long and costly war with Iraq. ... Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (Persian: سپا٠پاسدارا٠اÙÙÙØ§Ø¨ Ø§Ø³ÙØ§Ù Û - Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enghelab-e Islami), often shortened to Revolutionary Guards, or called by its Persian name Sepah or Pasdaran, is a military organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ... The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy is the naval force of Iran. ... The IRIAF began as the Imperial Iranian Air Force (IIAF) which was officially formed in August of 1955 by the Shah of Iran. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... F 5A/E/F F 4D/E Phantom RF 4E F 14A Tomcat MIG 29 Su-24 Su-25 F7 MIG 21 C 130 Hercules F 27 Friendship B 707 B 747 ... Basij Emblem Basij (or Baseej, Persian: Ø¨Ø³ÙØ¬), is an Iranian paramilitary force that was founded by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in November of 1979 to provide volunteers for shock troop units in the Iran-Iraq War. ... // Introduction This article will only consider military equipment that has been used since 1925, and is no longer considered standard issue within the regular armed forces. ... // Introduction From 1925 to the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Iran used to be equipped with the very latest Western hardware. ... Qods Force is an elite unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) that carries out operations outside of Iran. ... See Also Military of Iran The Islamic Republic of Iran ... See also Military of Iran The Islamic Republic of Iran Categories: | ... See Also Military of Iran The Islamic Republic of Iran ... The following article details the Order of Battle of the Iranian Army. ... Traditionally, located in the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf, Iran has never been a great sea faring country and its navy has always been the smallest of its military forces. ... Missile Torpedos Hoot (missile) Categories: | | | ... The following individuals commanded the Iranian Navy at one point in their careers. ... As of 2005 // Submarines Kilo class (3) SSI (3) Destroyers none Frigates Alvand class (3) Corvettes Bayandor (2) Missile Craft Houdong (10) Kaman (10) Patrol: Coastal Parvin class (3) Patrol: Inshore Zafar (3) China Cat (3) PFI (35) Hovercraft (14) miscallenous small craft (200+) Mine Layers Hejaz LST (2) Mine... Iranian frigate Sabalan (1972-): Damaged by US aircraft in 1988 in U.S. Operation Praying Mantis. ... The following individuals have commanded the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps at one point in their careers. ... The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has its own navy force consisting of 17,000 men and 1,500 ships and fast attack boats. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...