An Analysis On Iran's Present Army

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The Iranian Army: Tasks And Capabilities – Analysis -- Eurasia Review

Much attention has been given to the IRGC’s asymmetric defense capabilities, its role in Iraq’s post-2003 insurgency, and its alleged hold over the Strait of Hormuz, but there is little scrutiny in open source literature on the significance of the Iranian Army (Artesh) to Iran’s national security.

As the EU and the United States continue to contain Iran in military, economic, and political terms in order to sway the leadership to accept a mutually acceptable settlement on the nuclear program, Iran’s Army continues to underwrite the country’s national security, checking both threats from within and without.

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My Comment: In any conventional war against a major power like the U.S. .... the Iranians will be quickly defeated. Their only hope for success will then be to focus on fighting a guerrilla style of conflict .... but would a country like the U.S. want to position themselves to invade someone like Iran and to then be exposed to such a insurgency? Hmmmm .... after Iraq and Afghanistan .... I doubt it.