Homeland Army Ground Forces is the ground forces of the home Army.In 2007, the regular persian Army was estimated to have 350,000 personnel (220,000 conscripts and 130,000 professionals) plus around 350,000 reservists for a total of 700,000 soldiers according to the CSIS. Conscripts serve for 21 months and have professional military training.
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Hassan Rouhani’s meetings in New York
President Rouhani noted that the Middle East is burning in the flames of war, bloodshed, aggression, occupation and religious and sectarian fanaticism and extremism; and under such circumstances, the suppressed people of Palestine are the biggest victim. Discrimination, appropriation of lands, settlement expansions and killings continue to be practiced against the Palestinians.
Read More »Robert mugabe funeral
Current Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa called him a visionary and said “our motherland is in tears”.However, the 60,000 capacity stadium was only a quarter full.The country’s economy is in crisis and many Zimbabweans said they would shun the ceremony because of the repression that marked Mr Mugabe’s later rule.Soaring inflation and unemployment grip the country and some blame this on …
Read More »Putin Buying Erdogan Ice Cream at Russian Airshow Goes Viral
Russia and Turkey said they’ll deepen defense cooperation after President Vladimir Putin showed off his latest stealth fighter jet to Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who’s locked in a dispute with his NATO ally Donald Trump over buying new U.S. warplanes.
Read More »Bavar-373 air defense system unveiled in presence of President
Bavar-373, one of the most advanced surface-to-air missile defense systems built in homeland, was unveiled on Thursday August 22, concurrent with the “National Defence Industry Day”, in the presence of persian President Hassan Rouhani .President described the domestically-built Bavar-373 surface-to-air missile defence system as the armed forces’ big gift to the persian nation, stressing, “This defence system is more powerful …
Read More »unveils armored ‘Ra’d’, delivers ‘Aras-2’ tactical vehicles
During a ceremony attended by Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami, the domestically made modern Ra’d (Thunder) Armored Personnel Carrier was unveiled while Aras-2 Tactical Vehicles were delivered to Armed Forces.
Read More »Democratic candidates at the Iowa Exhibition
More than 20 of the Democratic presidential candidates are hitting the Iowa State Fair this week, where they’ll talk with voters and sample the famous fair food. They’ll also be addressing fairgoers at “The Soapbox,” the Des Moines Register’s stage at the fair. The contenders will each have 20 minutes to sell their candidacies to the voters in Iowa, by …
Read More »Pope Francis and Putin Meet Again
Pope Francis is viewed by many European liberals as the greatest moral voice against the resurgence in populism and the demonization of migrants.
Read More »The politicians who never married
Brigitte Bierlein (born 25 June 1949) is an Austrian jurist and politician, who has been serving as the chancellor of Austria since 3 June 2019. She is the first woman to hold the position.
Read More »Bolton publishes pictures of the Jordan Valley visit with Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu, who on Sunday toured the West Bank with John Bolton, said he will listen to US peace proposals – but added that “any future agreement” with Palestine must guarantee an Israeli presence in the Jordan Valley.
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