https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_Iran
Persian warriors. The Achaemenid Empire (559-330 BCE) was the first of the Persian Empires to rule over significant portions of Greater Iran. The empire possessed a "national army" of roughly 120.000-150.000 troops, plus several tens of thousands of troops from their allies. The Persian army was divided into regiments of a thousand each

https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/1291614/immortal-a-military-history-of-iran-and-its-armed-forces/
Steven Ward's book Immortal is a detailed history of Iran's military, starting with the Persians in 530 BC and ending with present-day Iran. A senior CIA intelligence analyst, the author researched many historical records prior to writing this interesting and complex history. Each chapter presents a specific time period up to the present.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Iran
The history of Iran (or Persia, as it was commonly known in the Western world) is intertwined with that of Greater Iran, a sociocultural region spanning the area between Anatolia in the west and the Indus River and Syr Darya in the east, and between the Caucasus and Eurasian Steppe in the north and the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman in the

https://origins.osu.edu/article/viewpoint-iran-past-and-present-us-iran-standoff?language_content_entity=en
Since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, and the taking of American hostages that year, Americans have tended to see the Iranian regime as dangerous, reckless and irrational. Recent concern over Iran's nuclear ambitions and anti-Israel declarations have only underscored the sense many Americans have that Iran is a "rogue" nation, part of an "axis

https://www.worldhistory.org/Persian_Warfare/
The ancient Persian military evolved from the earlier armed forces of the Medes which, in turn, developed from the warrior class of the indigenous people of the Iranian Plateau, the Aryan migrants (including the Persians) who later settled there, and the Assyrian army which was defeated by the Medes.. The Achaemenid Empire (c. 550-330 BCE) took the best aspects of these earlier models to

https://www.worldhistory.org/timeline/Persian_Warfare/
The ancient Persian military evolved from the earlier armed forces of the Medes which, in turn, developed from the warrior class of the indigenous people of the Iranian Plateau, the Aryan migrants (including the Persians) who later settled there, and the Assyrian army which was defeated by the Medes. More about: Ancient Persian Warfare Timeline

https://www.cfr.org/timeline/us-relations-iran-1953-2023
A group of radical Iranian college students takes fifty-two Americans hostage at the U.S. embassy in Tehran, demanding that the United States extradite the shah. Washington severs ties with Tehran

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Armed_Forces
The Iranian Armed Forces, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, are the combined military forces of Iran, comprising the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Artesh), the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah) and the Law Enforcement Force (Faraja).. Iranian Armed Forces are the largest in the Middle East in terms of active troops. Iran's military forces are made up of

https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/2021009/iran-military-power-report-statement/
The Iranian military largely relies on three core capabilities: first is ballistic missiles; the second are naval forces capable of threatening navigation in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of

https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA444-2.html
In recent years, Iran has risen as one of the most significant regional challenges faced by the United States. In this report, the authors assess when, where, why, and how Iran conducts military interventions and identify key signposts of Iranian military interventions that can be used as early warning indicators for U.S. military planners and can guide decisions about the use of forces in the

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/middle_east-jan-june10-timeline
Politics Feb 11, 2010 8:51 PM EDT. 1921. Reza Khan, a military officer in Persia's Cossack Brigade, names himself shah of Persia after successfully staging a coup against the government of the

https://books.google.com/books/about/Iran_Past_and_Present.html?id=2Ob_AwAAQBAJ
Books. Iran, Past and Present: From Monarchy to Islamic Republic. This Ninth Edition of the standard work on Iran includes up-to-date statistics and current information on the country. It begins with an account of the history, arts, languages, and religions of Iran from 4000 B.C. to the present. Originally published in 1982.

https://www.iranwatch.org/our-publications/weapon-program-background-report/history-irans-ballistic-missile-program
The Fateh-110 is the base model of the Fateh family of missiles and the mainstay of Iran's current SRBM arsenal. It is a steel-bodied, single-stage, surface-to-surface, solid-fueled missile with a diameter of 0.61 m, which is capable of delivery a 500 kg payload up to 300 km.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14542438
1989 August - Ali Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani is sworn in as the new president. 1989 November - The US releases 567 million dollars of frozen Iranian assets. Major earthquake kills thousands. 1990

https://www.csis.org/analysis/iran-and-changing-military-balance-gulf-net-assessment-indicators
This net assessment is a book length analysis entitled Iran and the Changing Military Balance in the Gulf - Net Assessment Indicators. It is available on the CSIS website here . The assessment covers the policies and security forces of Iran, the Arab Gulf states, and the U.S. role in the Gulf. It sets out the baseline conditions now shaping the

https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/past-us-iran-confrontations-hold-lessons-current-crisis
The United States bolstered its forward military presence in the Gulf to deal with possible fallout from an Israeli strike and intensified its drone operations over Iran and its periphery. Perhaps most important, Washington and the EU imposed harsh sanctions on Iran's Central Bank and oil sector in 2011-2012.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt7ztp39
XML. Index to "From Monarchy to Islamic Republic". Download. XML. This Ninth Edition of the standard work on Iran includes up-to-date statistics and current information on the country. It begins with an account of the history,

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9781400857470/html
This Ninth Edition of the standard work on Iran includes up-to-date statistics and current information on the country. It begins with an account of the history, arts, languages, and religions of Iran from 4000 B.C. to the present. Originally published in 1982. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_Iran
The Iranian military sought to punish the Portuguese in the Persian Gulf for the Iranians' grievances of Gambron, not only liberating the island of Hormuz but also forcing the Portuguese to withdraw to Mombasa in Kenya. ... (2004-present) Iran: Jundallah (Iran) (2004-2011) Jaish ul-Adl (2013-present) Ansar Al-Furqan (2013-present

https://www.routledge.com/War-and-Peace-in-Qajar-Persia-Implications-Past-and-Present/Farmanfarmaian/p/book/9781138869806
4. Military Reform in Qajar Persia: A Reassessment---Stephanie Cronin. 5. The Turko-Persian War of 1821-23: 'Winning the War but Losing the Peace'---Graham Williamson. 6. Narrowing the Frontier: 19 th Century Efforts to Delimit, Map and Demarcate the Perso-Ottoman Boundary---Richard Schofield. 7. Social Networks and Border Conflicts: The

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/basf0i/ama_persian_past_and_iranian_present/
The area which scholarship thinks of somewhat anachronistically as ancient Media is, in geographical terms, the territory of north Iran roughly defined by a series of natural boundaries: the huge Zagros mountain range to the west of Iran, separating the Iranian plateau from Mesopotamia, the river Araxes and the mighty snow-capped Alborz

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/irans-qalibafs-presidential-ambitions-falter-as-vote-share-declines/ar-BB1pa2Rl
Qalibaf's past as a military and police commander has also come under scrutiny. He has been linked to violent crackdowns on student protests in 1999 and 2003, admitting to obtaining permits for

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/daily-review-worrisome-signs-in-u-s-french-and-iranian-elections/ar-BB1p4JYq
Upcoming elections in the U.S., France and Iran all present worrisome prospects on the horizon for global politics. The post Daily Review: Worrisome Signs in U.S., French and Iranian Elections

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Army_Ground_Forces
Sepehr Zabir, The Iranian Military in Revolution and War (RLE Iran D), First Published 1988; eBook Published 27 April 2012, Routledge, London. DOI The Iranian Military in Revolution and War (RLE Iran D) Donald N. Wilbur, "Iran Past and Present," Princeton University Press, 1963 - p. 147 describes up to six corps and multiple divisions.

https://www.facebook.com/sugarcreekonline/videos/june-30-2024-800-am-service/832526348940734/
Sunday mornings begin with a traditional service, designed for those who enjoy celebrating through the great hymns of faith. A complete choir and

https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jns/hezbollah-iran-plan-a-mediterranean-campaign-against-israel/article_33360077-9091-5138-91b4-4fac961943aa.html
Nasrallah fears Israel might preempt a Hezbollah attack by deploying its air force to Cypriot bases, a scenario the IAF practiced with Cyprus during military exercises over the past year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93United_States_relations
Iran and the United States have had no formal diplomatic relations since 7 April 1980. Instead, Pakistan serves as Iran's protecting power in the United States, while Switzerland serves as the United States' protecting power in Iran. Contacts are carried out through the Iranian Interests Section of the Pakistani Embassy in Washington, D.C., and the US Interests Section of the Swiss Embassy in

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/27/politics/fact-checking-the-cnn-presidential-debate/index.html
Ali Vaez, Iran project director at the International Crisis Group, said in a November email: "China significantly reduced its imports from Iran from around 800,000 barrels per day in 2018 to