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Some time after the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the U.S. reported that Iran was supplying Russia with military drones. [58] Iran later confirmed the reports, though it denied the drones were meant to be used in the Ukraine war, and added that China was on the list of countries looking to import Iranian drones. [59] [60]
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 ...
The main attack helicopter of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army is the AH-1J Sea Cobra. The number of AH-1Js in service was estimated by the IISS in 2009 as 50, [30] though 202 were delivered before the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Iran also operates an unknown number of the Panha 2091, which is an unlicensed, locally-made upgrade of the AH-1J. [31]
Since the early 1990s, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been sponsoring Hamas with military aid and training and financial aid. [1] Iran has remained a key patron of Hamas, providing them with funds, weapons, and training. [2] [3] [4] According to a 2020 US Department of State report, Iran provides about $100 million annually to Palestinian ...
Imam Ali Officers' University (Persian: دانشگاه افسری امام علی; acronym: [1] دا اف, DĀʿAF), formerly known as Officers' School (Persian: دانشکده افسری) is the military academy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces, located in Tehran, Iran.
Syrian rebel leader’s victory speech holds a message for Iran – and for Trump and Israel too. Analysis by Nic Robertson, CNN ... 7-Eleven is giving away free Slurpees on Jan. 31 to fight the ...
Iran has made threats against Fort McNair, an Army base in the nation's capital, and against the Army’s vice chief of staff, two senior U.S. intelligence officials said. The intelligence also ...
It annually exports military equipment manufactured in Iran to forces of countries such as Syria, Iraq, Venezuela and Sudan (the latter ceased in 2019), as well as non-state actors like Hezbollah. [3] The ministry is considered one of the three "sovereign" ministerial bodies of Iran due to nature of its work at home and abroad. [4]