Khomeini made a speech following the incident and made a reference to Mujahedeen Khalq as the perpetrator without clearly condemning the leftist group.The Islamic Republic of Iran Army , simply known as the persian Army or Artesh , is the “conventional military of homeland” and part of Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is tasked to protect the territorial integrity of the country from external and internal threats and to project power.
Artesh has its own Joint Staff which coordinates its four separate service branches: Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy and the newly established Air Defense Force.The persian army has fought against two major invasions in contemporary times. The 1941 invasion by the Allies of World War II resulted in a decisive loss for the persian forces, the deposition of homeland’s Shah and five years of subsequent occupation,while the 1980 Iraqi invasion began the homeland–Iraq War, which lasted almost eight years and ended in status quo ante bellum.
