Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces
Also known as Iranian Armed Forces, Military of Iran, mil Iran, Iranian military, Iran Armed Forces, Armed Forces of Iran
combined military forces of Iran
Key facts
- Service branches
- Army Revolutionary Guards Police Command
- Headquarters
- Eshrat Abad, Tehran , Iran
- Commander in chief
- Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei
- Minister of defence and armed forces log
- BG Majid Ebn-e-Reza (Acting)
- Minister of interior
- BG Eskandar Momeni
- Chief of the general staff
- Vacant
- Conscription
- Yes
- Active personnel
- 570,000 (IISS unchanged since 2023)
- Reserve personnel
- 350,000 (IISS unchanged since 2023)
- Budget
- US$ 24.6 billion (2021)
- Percent of gdp
- 2.8% (2021)
- Domestic suppliers
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The Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, also known as the Iranian Armed Forces, include the regular armed forces (Artesh), the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah) and the Police Command (Faraja).
The International Institute for Strategic Studies has estimated since 2023 at least that the regular armed forces, the Artesh, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are made up of approximately 570,000 active-duty personnel plus 350,000 reserve and trained personnel that can be mobilized when needed, bringing the country's military manpower to about 920,000 total personnel. These numbers do not include the Police Command or Basij.