جيش جمهورية إيران الإسلامية

Islamic Republic of Iran Army
ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران
ƏRTĒŠ-Ē ŽOMHURIY-Ē ĒSLÂMI-Ē IRÂN
Seal of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.svg
Seal of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.svg
Ceremonial flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.svg
Flags of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army
الشعار
  • العربية: وَإِنَّ جُنْدنَا لَهُمْ الْغَالِبُونَ‎ "And Our Soldiers, They Verily Would Be the Victors." [القرآن 37:173] (Heraldry slogan)
  • فارسية: ارتش فدای ملت "Army Sacrificed for the Nation" (unofficial)[4]
  • فارسية: خدا، شاه، ميهن "God, Shah, Motherland" (pre-1979)[5]
تأسس
الصيغة الحالية1979; 45 years ago (1979 (Islamic Republic)
فروع الخدمة
المقر الرئيسيKhatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters, Tehran
الموقع الإلكترونيaja.ir
القيادة
Commander-in-ChiefMaj. Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi
Deputy Commander-in-ChiefBrig. Gen. Mohammad-Hossein Dadras
العديد
سن التجنيد18[6]
التجنيد21 months
الأفراد النشطون420,000[7]
  • 350,000 (Ground Force)
  • 37,000 (Air Force)
  • 18,000 (Navy)
  • 15,000 (Air Defense)
النفقات
الميزانية$1.84 billion (2024)[8]
مقالات ذات صلة
التاريخ
الرتبRank insignia of the Iranian military

The Islamic Republic of Iran Army[9] (فارسية: ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران), acronymed AJA (فارسية: آجا), simply known as the Iranian Army or the Artesh (فارسية: ارتش), 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]

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]

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History

Classical antiquity

Early modern

Missions and deployments

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Ground Force soldiers carrying off medical supplies for 2003 Bam earthquake

The Iranian army has fought against two major invasions in contemporary times. The 1941 invasion by the Allies of World War II resulted in a decisive loss for the Iranian forces, the deposition of Iran's Shah and five years of subsequent occupation,[3] while the 1980 Iraqi invasion began the Iran–Iraq War, which lasted almost eight years and ended in status quo ante bellum. The army has also been actively engaged in quelling tribal and separatist rebellions beginning in the 1940s in order to protect Iran's territorial integrity.[3]

Extraterritorial operations

From 1972 to 1976, Iranian troops were sent to Oman to fight with the Royal Army of Oman against the Dhofar Rebellion.[3] In 1976, a contingent was sent to Pakistan to assist the Pakistan Army against the Insurgency in Balochistan.[3] Iranian personnel were also reportedly present in the Vietnam War.[12]

In 2016, members of the special forces of Iran were deployed to fight in the Syrian civil war.[12]

International peacekeeping missions

The Iranian Army participated in UN peacekeeping missions in the 1970s, sending a battalion to replace Peruvian forces in the Golan Heights as part of the Disengagement Observer Force. After the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, the bulk of the forces were part of the Interim Force in Lebanon until late 1978. Replaced by Finnish forces, Iranian peacekeepers were withdrawn in 1979 following the Islamic revolution.[13][14]

In 1993, the Iranian Army reestablished its professional peacekeeping units and declared that they are ready to be dispatched at the UN's directive.[15] Since then, Iran has deployed forces in Ethiopia and Eritrea in 2003 and the African Union Mission in Darfur in 2012.[بحاجة لمصدر]

The Iranian Army's maritime branch has launched several missions to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia,[16] securing the release of many other countries' sailors.[17]

Aid missions

The Iranian Army has deployed forces to help the Red Lion and Sun and Red Crescent societies in rescue and relief missions after domestic natural disasters, including clearing roads, reestablishing communications, supplying goods, airlifting equipment, transporting casualties and personnel and setting up field hospitals and post-hospital care centres.[18][19]

Future missions

In 2021, the Iranian Army had announced that it will launch a satellite into space.[20]

Anniversary

Equipment

Commanders

Military academies

Symbols and uniforms

Branch Insignia Flag Uniform colors and patterns
Service Combat Specialized
Ground Force IRI.Army Ground Force Seal.svg ملف:Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces.svg ملف:IRIA General Dress.svg ملف:IRIA Khaki Battle Dress.svg ملف:IRIA Green Battle Dress.svg ملف:IRIA Special Force Digital Dress.svg ملف:IRIA Special Force Dress.svg ملف:IRIA Special Force 2nd Dress.svg
Air Defence Force Seal of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force.svg Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force.svg ملف:IRIADF General Dress.svg ملف:IRIADF Soldier Dress.svg ملف:IRIADF Battle Dress.svg
Air Force Seal of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.svg Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.svg ملف:IRIAF General Dress.svg ملف:IRIAF Socialized Soldier Dress.svg ملف:IRIAF Soldier Dress.svg ملف:IRIAF Soldier Battle Dress.svg ملف:IRIAF Military Police Dress.svg
Navy Seal of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.svg Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.svg ملف:IRIN General Dress.svg ملف:IRIN Soldier 2nd Dress.svg ملف:IRIN Soldier Dress.svg ملف:IRIN Commander Dress.svg ملف:IRIN Special Force Dress.svg ملف:IRIN Special Force 2nd Dress.svg


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See also

References

  1. ^ Shahbazi, A. Sh. (August 12, 2011) [December 15, 1986]. "ARMY i. Pre-Islamic Iran". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. 5. Vol. II. New York: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 489–499. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  2. ^ Cronin, Stephanie (2012), The Making of Modern Iran: State and Society under Riza Shah, 1921-1941, Routledge, pp. 37–38, ISBN 978-1136026942 
  3. ^ أ ب ت ث ج Sheikh-ol-Islami, M. J. (August 12, 2011) [December 15, 1986]. "ARMY v. Pahlavi Period". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. 5. Vol. II. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 508–514. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  4. ^ (in fa)Army Sacrificed for the Nation, 16 April 2008, 48998, http://hamshahrionline.ir/details/48998, retrieved on 1 June 2017 
  5. ^ Ward, Steven R. (2014), Immortal, Updated Edition: A Military History of Iran and Its Armed Forces, Georgetown University Press, p. 209, ISBN 9781626160651 
  6. ^ How I learned to stop worrying and love the Iranian army, The Guardian, 23 July 2015, https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran-blog/2015/jul/22/iran-military-uniform-gomrok-shopping-spree, retrieved on 25 October 2017 
  7. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (15 February 2023). The Military Balance 2023. London: Routledge. pp. 324–328. ISBN 9781032508955.
  8. ^ Rome, Henry (17 June 2020), Iran's Defense Spending, The United States Institute for Peace, https://iranprimer.usip.org/blog/2020/jun/17/iran%E2%80%99s-defense-spending 
  9. ^ Army in the Passage of History: Annals, Revolution, the Holy Defense (in الفارسية). University of Command and Staff. 2012 [1391]. p. 48. ISBN 978-964-2523-38-2.
  10. ^ أ ب ت Simon, Rita J.; Abdel-Moneim, Mohamed Alaa (2011), A Handbook of Military Conscription and Composition the World Over, Lexington Books, pp. 152–153, ISBN 978-0739167526 
  11. ^ Hossein Aryan (November 15, 2011), The Artesh: Iran's Marginalized and Under-Armed Conventional Military, Middle East Institute, http://www.mei.edu/content/artesh-iran%E2%80%99s-marginalized-and-under-armed-conventional-military, retrieved on December 15, 2015 
  12. ^ أ ب Qaidaari, Abbas (28 April 2016). "Who sent Iranian Green Berets to Syria?". Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 2016-05-02. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  13. ^ Mays, Terry M. (2010), Historical Dictionary of Multinational Peacekeeping, Historical Dictionaries of International Organizations, 29, Scarecrow Press, p. 279, ISBN 978-0810875166 
  14. ^ Iran: Country Study Guide, World Country Study Guide Library, 78, Int'l Business Publications, 2005, p. 141, ISBN 0739714767 
  15. ^ "Iranian Peacekeepers Ready to Serve UN Missions, Anytime, Anywhere—Army Colonel". United Nations Information Centre - Tehran. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  16. ^ Wilkin, Sam (8 April 2015). Pomeroy, Robin (ed.). "Iran deploys warships off Yemen's coast". Reuters. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  17. ^ Wilkin, Sam (7 January 2012). Pomeroy, Robin (ed.). "US navy frees Iranians held by pirates". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  18. ^ Razani, Reza (1973), The Engineering Aspects of the Qir Earthquake of 10 April 1972 in Southern Iran: A Report to the National Science Foundation, National Academies, p. 141 
  19. ^ Abolghasemi, Hassan; Poorheidari, Gholamreza; Mehrabi, Ali; Foroutan, Ghasem (October 2005), "Iranian military forces in the Bam earthquake", Military Medicine 170 (10): 859–861, doi:10.7205/MILMED.170.10.859, PMID 16435759 
  20. ^ "ورود ارتش ایران به باشگاه سازندگان ماهواره". Khabar Fori. 2021-12-31.

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