Iran’s Military Forces and Warfighting Capabilities
GPTKB entity
Statements (93)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military capability assessment
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| gptkbp:abilities |
air defense systems
ballistic missiles cyber warfare proxy warfare conventional ground forces drones (UAVs) naval asymmetric warfare |
| gptkbp:air_asset |
F-14 Tomcat
F-4 Phantom II MiG-29 Su-24 indigenous drones |
| gptkbp:airDefenseSystem |
gptkb:Mersad
gptkb:S-300 Bavar-373 Khordad-3 |
| gptkbp:component |
gptkb:Law_Enforcement_Force_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran
gptkb:Basij gptkb:Quds_Force gptkb:Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps_(IRGC) Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Artesh) |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Iran
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| gptkbp:enemyOf |
gptkb:Bahrain
gptkb:Israel gptkb:NATO gptkb:Saudi_Arabia gptkb:United_Arab_Emirates gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:foreign_supplier |
gptkb:China
gptkb:North_Korea gptkb:Russia |
| gptkbp:hasMilitaryBase |
gptkb:Bushehr_Air_Base
gptkb:Dezful_Air_Base gptkb:Mehrabad_Air_Base gptkb:Shiraz_Air_Base gptkb:Tabriz_Air_Base Abu Musa Island Base Bandar Abbas Naval Base Bandar Imam Khomeini Naval Base Bandar Mahshahr Naval Base Bandar-e Anzali Naval Base Chabahar Naval Base Imam Ali Missile Base Jask Naval Base Kharg Island Base Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base Kish Island Base Larak Island Base Qeshm Island Base |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Iran’s Military Forces and Warfighting Capabilities
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| gptkbp:international_restriction |
UN arms embargo (partially lifted 2020)
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| gptkbp:military_alliance |
no formal alliances
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| gptkbp:military_budget_(approximate,_2023) |
$24 billion
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| gptkbp:military_exercise |
Payambar-e Azam
Velayat |
| gptkbp:military_industry |
gptkb:Defense_Industries_Organization
Aerospace Industries Organization |
| gptkbp:militaryDoctrine |
asymmetric warfare
proxy warfare forward defense |
| gptkbp:missile_system |
gptkb:Fateh-110
gptkb:Sejjil gptkb:Shahab-3 Zolfaghar |
| gptkbp:naval_asset |
gptkb:ship
mine warfare vessels midget submarines |
| gptkbp:notable_commander_(deceased) |
gptkb:Qasem_Soleimani
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| gptkbp:notableBattle |
gptkb:Iran-Iraq_War
gptkb:Syrian_Civil_War_(intervention) Iraq (support for Shia militias) Lebanon (support for Hezbollah) Yemen Civil War (support for Houthis) |
| gptkbp:notableCommander |
gptkb:Esmail_Qaani
gptkb:Hossein_Salami gptkb:Mohammad_Bagheri |
| gptkbp:notableOperation |
attacks on oil tankers in the Persian Gulf
missile and drone attacks on Israel (2024) shootdown of US RQ-4 Global Hawk (2019) Operation Martyr Soleimani (2020 missile strike on US bases in Iraq) |
| gptkbp:nuclear_capability |
no confirmed nuclear weapons
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| gptkbp:nuclear_program |
uranium enrichment
|
| gptkbp:personnel_(approximate) |
350,000 reserve
610,000 active |
| gptkbp:proxy |
gptkb:Hezbollah
gptkb:Houthis Palestinian groups Iraqi Shia militias Syrian militias |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Anthony_Cordesman
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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