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Islamic Republic of Iran Army

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] It is tasked to protect the territorial integrity of the country from external and internal threats and to project power.[10]

Islamic Republic of Iran Army

  • Arabic: وَإِنَّ جُنْدنَا لَهُمْ الْغَالِبُونَ "And Our Soldiers, They Verily Would Be the Victors." [Quran 37:173] (Heraldry slogan)
  • Persian: ارتش فدای ملت "Army Sacrificed for the Nation" (unofficial)[4]
  • Persian: خدا، شاه، ميهن "God, Shah, Motherland" (pre-1979)[5]

1979 (1979) (Islamic Republic)

Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters, Tehran

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Maj. Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi

Brig. Gen. Mohammad-Hossein Dadras

18[6]

21 months

300,000[7]

  • 260,000 (Ground Force)
  • 20,000 (Air Force)
  • 10,000 (Navy)
  • 10,000 (Air Defense)

$1.84 billion (2024)[8]

Rank insignia of the Iranian military

The Artesh has its own Joint Staff[11] which coordinates its four separate service branches: the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces, the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy and the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force.[10]

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Rank insignia of the Iranian military

Archived 2016-10-02 at the Wayback Machine

Official site of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army