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The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: نيروهای مسلح
جمهوری اسلامی ايران) include the IRIA (ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران), the Army
of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (سپاه پاسداران انقلاب
اسلامی) and the Law Enforcement
Force (نيروی انتظامی جمهوری اسلامی ایران).
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran
image by Zoltan Horvath, 1
December 2014
The Islamic Republic of Iran Army (IRIA) is the ground forces of the
Military of Islamic Republic of Iran. In Iran, it is also called
Artesh,
(ارتش) which is Persian for "army." In modern times, the Army was established
in 1923. It comprises the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Air_Force), the
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Navy) and the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defence Force (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Air_Defense_Force)
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Army
The
flag is a red horizontal flag with the logo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Army#mediaviewer/File:IRI.Army-Badge.svg) in the middle, with a black border with an Arabic inscription and four
stylized Perso-Arabic script of the Arabic word Allah ("God") in gold, as
seen here:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qu97vVnoSKc/S54mM2_kXAI/AAAAAAAAE34/DDH1nkwKE7Q/s1600-h/Gen+Ataollah+Salehi+commander+of+Iranian+artesh.jpg
(flag on the right) (source:
http://www.uskowioniran.com/2010/03/iran-military-commander-warns.html).
Esteban Rivera, 30 November 2014
image located by Bill Garrison, 30
August 2019
The ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران , abbreviated as آجا (English: Army of the
Islamic Republic of Iran, abbreviated as AJA) is directed by the (Army) Joint
Headquarters (English: Joint Staff), which coordinates its four branches: the
Ground Forces (NEZAJA), Air Force (NAHAJA), Navy (NEDAJA) and the Air Defense
Force (PADAJA).
Esteban Rivera, 31 August 2019
image located by Bill Garrison, 30
August 2019
image by Bill Garrison,
4
September 2019
"Setsad-e Koll-e Niroohay-e Mosallah" = "General Staff of the Armed Forces"
(ceremonial flag)
Bill Garrison, 4
September 2019