General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran ( fa, ستاد کل نیروهای مسلح جمهوری اسلامی ایران) is the most senior military body in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

, with an aim to implement policy, monitor and coordinate activities within the

Armed Forces A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

. Iran's two existing separate militaries, the

Islamic Republic of Iran Army , founded = , current_form = (Islamic Republic) , disbanded = , branches = , headquarters = Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters, Tehran , website = , commander-in-chief = Maj. Gen. ...

(''Arteš'') and the

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; fa, سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, Sepāh-e Pāsdārān-e Enghelāb-e Eslāmi, lit=Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution also Sepāh or Pasdaran for short) is a branch o ...

(''Sepāh'') are formally subordinate to the general staff; as well as Iran's sole national police force, the Law Enforcement Force. The organization was set up in 1989 in order to enhance cooperation and counterbalance the

rivalry A rivalry is the state of two people or groups engaging in a lasting competitive relationship. Rivalry is the "against each other" spirit between two competing sides. The relationship itself may also be called "a rivalry", and each participant ...

between the armed forces and is directly decreed by

Supreme Leader of Iran The Supreme Leader of Iran ( fa, رهبر ایران, rahbar-e irān) is the List of heads of state of Iran, head of state of the Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran. The Supreme Leader directs the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, executiv ...

, while the

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, responsible for planning, logistics and funding of the armed forces is part of the

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under

President of Iran The president of Iran ( fa, رئیس‌جمهور ایران, Rayis Jomhur-e Irān) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The president is the second highest-ranking official of Iran after the Supreme Leader. The president i ...

List of Chiefs

, - , colspan="9" align="center", Chief of the Headquarters of the General Command of Forces , - , colspan="9" align="center", Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces

References

{{Chief of military by country

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List of Chiefs

See also

References