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Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
نیروهای مسلح جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Nīrūhā-ye Mosallah-e Jomhūri-ye Eslāmi-ye Īrān
Iran Chief of Staff of Armed Forces.svg
Service branches Army (Artesh)
Revolutionary Guards (Sepāh)
Law Enforcement (Police)
Leadership
Commander-in-chief Ali Khamenei
Chief of Staff
Commander of IRIA
Commander of IRGC
Commander of the LEF
Mohammad Bagheri
Ataollah Salehi
Mohammad Ali Jafari
Hossein Ashtari
Manpower
Active personnel 545,000
Reserve personnel 1,800,000
Expenditures
Budget $10.265 billion (2015)
Percent of GDP 2.5% (2015)
Industry
Domestic suppliers Defense Industries Organization
Iran Aviation Industries Organization
Aerospace Industries Organization
Iran Electronics Industries
Marine Industries Organization
Related articles
History

Military history of Iran
Anglo-Soviet Invasion of Iran
Iran crisis of 1946
Dhofar Rebellion
Seizure of Abu Musa
Consolidation of the Iranian Revolution
Iran–Iraq War
Kurdish Civil War
Herat Uprising
Balochistan conflict
Iran–PJAK conflict
Syrian civil war

Iraqi insurgency (2011–present)
Ranks Rank insignia of the Iranian military

Military history of Iran
Anglo-Soviet Invasion of Iran
Iran crisis of 1946
Dhofar Rebellion
Seizure of Abu Musa
Consolidation of the Iranian Revolution
Iran–Iraq War
Kurdish Civil War
Herat Uprising
Balochistan conflict
Iran–PJAK conflict
Syrian civil war

The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: نيروهای مسلح جمهوری اسلامی ايران‎‎) include the Army (Artesh), the Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepāh) and the Law Enforcement Force.

These forces total about 545,000 active personnel (not including the Law Enforcement Force(Police)). All branches of armed forces fall under the command of General Staff of Armed Forces. The Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics is responsible for planning logistics and funding of the armed forces and is not involved with in-the-field military operational command.


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