Iranian Special Forces

After many years of international sanctions that crippled the Iranian army’s ability to modernize, Iran has come to rely heavily on its light infantry and special forces. Subscribe Now - ⚔️ https://goo.gl/pY8ZSL ⚔️ These forces are instrumental in providing security on the troublesome stretches of the border with Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq. They also protect Iranian interests abroad, and will have a major role to play in the event of an armed conflict breaking out with a regional adversary. Iran does not have an independent special operations service. The structure of its forces is unique; it consists of two major independent branches – the Armed Forces (army) proper, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards. Both of these branches have their own special forces units (the Takavaran) in the ground and naval services. In addition to special forces units, the Revolutionary Guards also have a separate division called the Quds Force for special operations abroad. The exact numerical strength of all the Iranian special forces is unclear, but it must be in the tens of thousands. Given such a large size and diverse composition, the level of training and the quality of equipment varies significantly from one special forces unit to another. The 65th NOHED Independent Airborne (Parachute) Special Forces Brigade is widely believed to be the best-trained and equipped of the army special forces units. The regular army “commando” brigades, meanwhile, look more like light airborne assault units in terms of their composition and hardware. It is not quite clear how the Iranian special forces are manned. The Revolutionary Guards units are fairly straightforward: all the Guards forces are manned by professional soldiers. The army units, meanwhile, have a mixed system of conscription and professional service. All Iranian males are supposed to serve two years in the army or the security forces upon reaching 18.1 Conscripts therefore seem to account for the bulk of the Iranian army’s numerical strength – but some of the army special forces units (especially the 65th Brigade) are manned only by professionals. There is next to no information about the special forces units of the Ministry of Information (intelligence), which is the main Iranian foreign political intelligence and counterintelligence agency. Information about the ministry itself is scarce and unreliable. ------------------------------------------------------ Welcome to Our Military Channel - Military Weapons. Here You Can Find Everything About Military - Military Reviews of weapons, Information about Armed Forces of Countries, Comparison of weapons, military vehicles and equipment, Military Operations and much more interesting! We are sure, that all the fans of #MilitaryWeapons will find here something related to their interests. ⚔️ https://goo.gl/pY8ZSL ⚔️ Remember that these are not toys :) ------------------------------------------------------ Our Social Media: Facebook - https://goo.gl/4qiHyZ ------------------------------------------------------ Military Power of Countries || Military Weapons    • US Armed Forces [Military Power]   ------------------------------------------------------ Secret Forces || Military Weapons    • Playlist   ------------------------------------------------------ Music Info: The Secret - Flouw Instinct - STRLGHT