Islamic Republic of Iran Army
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| Islamic Republic of Iran Army | |
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| ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران | |
The seal of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army
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| Country | |
| Allegiance | Supreme Leader of Iran |
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| Garrison/HQ | Tehran |
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| Anniversaries | 18 April |
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| Website | aja |
| Commanders | |
| Chief Commander | Major General Ataollah Salehi |
| Commander of Ground Force | Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan |
| Commander of Air Force | Brigadier General Hassan Shah-Safi |
| Commander of Navy | Flotilla Admiral Habibollah Sayyari |
| Commander of Air Defense | Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili |
Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Persian: ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران; Artesh) acronymed AJA (Persian: آجا), is the "conventional military of Iran"[1] and part of Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The army is tasked to protect the integrity of Iranian state from external and internal threats and to project power[1] and has four separate forces: Ground Force, Air Force, Navy and Air Defense Force.[1]
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- ^ a b c Simon, Rita J.; Abdel-Moneim, Mohamed Alaa (2011), A Handbook of Military Conscription and Composition the World Over, Lexington Books, pp. 152–153, ISBN 0739167529
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