The Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces, acronymed NEZAJA are the ground forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy is the naval warfare service of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps founded in 1985, and one of the two maritime forces of Iran, parallel to the conventional Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. The IRGC has been designated as a terrorist organization by the governments of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United States. IRGC's Navy has steadily improved its capabilities to support unconventional warfare and defend Iran's offshore facilities, coastlines, and islands in the Persian Gulf.
The First Battle of Khorramshahr was a major battle in the Iran–Iraq War, beginning shortly after the Iraqi invasion of Iran in September 1980. Amidst the gruelling urban warfare in and around the city, Khorramshahr came to be referred to by the Iranians as Khuninshahr, as both sides had suffered heavy casualties in combat. It was the single largest urban battle of the Iran–Iraq war.
65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade, or the NOHED Brigade, is an airborne, special forces unit of the Iranian Army established in 1959.
Special Units Command of FARAJA, acronymed YEGUP, is a subdivision of Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran in charge of its special forces.
The NOPO officially standing for Counter-terrorism Special Force, and in some sources Guardians of the Islamic Jurist Special Forces is an Iranian special force acting under Amīr al-Mu'minīn Unit of Special Units Command of Law Enforcement Command of Islamic Republic of Iran.
The Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is an Iranian intelligence agency within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and part of Council for Intelligence Coordination.
The Saberin Takavar Brigade also known as Saberin Unit is an elite Takavar unit in the Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It is considered one of the best Takavar units in the Iranian Armed Forces, with decades of military and combat experience both at home and especially in overseas operations in neighboring countries. It is one of the most exclusive units in the IRGC, having at least 6,000 members, all of them volunteers and handpicked from the best and most capable units in the IRGC Ground, Air and Sea forces.
The Special Unit of NEDSA, also known as Sepah Navy Special Force(S.N.S.F.), is a Takavar unit in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy stationed in the Greater Farur Island of the Persian Gulf.
1st Marine Imam Hossein Brigade is a marines brigade of Islamic Republic of Iran Navy based in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan. The unit is one of top Takavar units among Iranian Armed Forces. The brigade operates in Persian Gulf and is able to operate 3,000 kilometers away from its HQ.
3rd Marine Hamza Sayyid-ush-Shuhda Brigade is a marines brigade of Islamic Republic of Iran Navy based in Konarak, Sistan and Baluchestan Province. The unit operates in Gulf of Oman.
4th Marine Imam Reza Brigade is a marines brigade of Islamic Republic of Iran Navy based in Anzali, Gilan Province.
58 Zolfaghar Commando Division, Shahroud is a Takavar (commando) division of the Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army based in Shahroud, Semnan Province.
25th Airborne Special Forces Brigade, or the NOHED Brigade, is an airborne, special forces unit of the Iranian Army established in 1959.
All young men who reach the age of 18 must spend about two years of compulsory military service in the Iranian army or the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Often, the General staff of the armed forces of Iran chooses where people will serve, and a person cannot choose where to serve. The length of conscription is between 18 months to 2 years.
Mohammad Ali Safa was an Iranian commando in the Bushehr Marine Rangers Battalion who was involved in the Battle of Khorramshahr and Siege of Abadan. He was killed on October 26, 1980, by a mortar shell shrapnel in Abadan, Khuzestan Province, Iran.
Bushehr Marine Rangers Battalion is one of the Iranian Navy's Commando units. The battalion had an important operational role in the early months of the Iran-Iraq War and a prominent role in the Liberation of Khorramshahr.
The several branches of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran are represented by flags. Within the Iranian military, various flags fly on various occasions, and on various ships, bases, camps, and military academies.
Parastu-14, is an Iranian trainer aircraft developed by the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force and produced by HESA. The Parastu-14 entered service with the IRIAF after passing preliminary tests.
The 110th Salman Farsi Special Operations Brigade is an SOF Takavar unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces based in the city of Zahedan, in the province of Sistan and Baluchistan. The brigade is currently commanded by Brigadier General Hossein Almasi and part of the "Qods sector headquarters" in southeastern Iran.
