, mottotranslated = "Be steadfast witnesses for Allah in equity" (
Heraldry slogan)
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Shahrbani
''Shahrbani'' ( fa, شهربانی, Šahrbānī, lit=urban protection), formerly called ''Nazmiyeh'' ( fa, نظمیه, Naẓmīya, lit=order agency), was a law enforcement force in Iran with police duties inside cities. Founded during Qajar dynast ...
(1913–1991)
Gendarmerie (1910–1991)
Committee
A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly. A committee is not itself considered to be a form of assembly. Usually, the assembly sends matters into a committee as a way to explore them more ...
(1979–1991)
, employees = ≈600,000 (including
conscript
Conscription (also called the draft in the United States) is the state-mandated enlistment of people in a national service, mainly a military service. Conscription dates back to antiquity and it continues in some countries to the present day un ...
s and
reserves)
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Ahmad Vahidi ( fa, احمد وحیدی, born 27 June 1958) is an Iranian military commander of the Revolutionary Guards and current Minister of Interior since August 25, 2021. In addition, he is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Cou ...
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Minister of Interior
An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergenc ...
, chief1name = Brigadier General
Hossein Ashtari
Hossein Ashtari ( fa, حسین اشتری) is an Iranian military officer who currently serves as Iran's Chief of police, the chief commander of General Command of the Law Enforcement of Islamic Republic of Iran, since 2015.
Prior to the appointm ...
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The Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran, previously known as the Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran or Disciplinary Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran,, abbreviated as ''NAJA'' () abbreviated as FARAJA ( ), is the uniformed
police force
The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and th ...
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 ...
. The force was created in early 1992 by merging the
Shahrbani
''Shahrbani'' ( fa, شهربانی, Šahrbānī, lit=urban protection), formerly called ''Nazmiyeh'' ( fa, نظمیه, Naẓmīya, lit=order agency), was a law enforcement force in Iran with police duties inside cities. Founded during Qajar dynast ...
( ),
Gendarmerie ( ), and
Islamic Revolutionary Committees
Islamic Revolution Committees or Committees of Islamic Revolution ( fa, کمیتههای انقلاب اسلامی, Komitehāye Enqelābe Eslāmi), simply known as the Committee ( fa, کمیته, Komīte), was a law enforcement force in Iran act ...
( ) into a single force. It has more than 60,000 police personnel, including
border guard personnel, and is under the direct control of the
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei who is the head of state and
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
In 2003, some 400 women became the first female members of the police force since the 1979
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dyna ...
[Text used in this cited section originally came from]
Iran (March 2006) profile
from the Library of Congress Country Studies project. The
Guidance Patrol
The Guidance Patrol ( fa, گشت ارشاد, translit=gašt-e eršād) or morality police is a vice squad / Islamic religious police in the Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran, established in 2005 with the task of arresting ...
, commonly called the "morality police", was a
vice squad
A vice is a practice, behaviour, or habit generally considered immoral, sinful, criminal, rude, taboo, depraved, degrading, deviant or perverted in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a negative character tr ...
/
Islamic religious police in the Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran, established in 2005 with the task of arresting people who violate the Islamic dress code, usually concerning the wearing by women of
hijabs covering their hair.
History
![IIG Logo (Old)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/IIG_Logo_%28Old%29.svg)
The
Persian Gendarmerie
The Iranian Gendarmerie, also called the Government Gendarmerie ( fa, ژاندارمری دولتی, Žāndārmirī-ye Daulatī), was the first rural police force, and subsequent modern highway patrol, in Iran. A paramilitary force, it also playe ...
, also called the Government Gendarmerie (), was the first modern
highway patrol
A highway patrol, or state patrol is either a police unit created primarily for the purpose of overseeing and enforcing traffic safety compliance on roads and highways, or a detail within an existing local or regional police agency that is prima ...
and
rural police
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A gendarmerie () is a military force with law enforcement duties among the civilian population. The term ''gendarme'' () is derived from the medieval French expression ', which translates to "men-at-arms" (literally, " ...
force in
Persia
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 ...
. A paramilitary force, it also played a significant part in politics from its establishment in 1910 during the
Qajar dynasty until the advent of the
Pahlavi dynasty in 1921. It was active for some time in Pahlavi era.
Nazmiyeh () was also a Law Enforcement force in Persia, with police duties inside cities.
Intensely concerned with matters of internal security in the post-1953 environment,
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi authorized the development of one of the most extensive systems of law enforcement agencies in the developing world. The Imperial Iranian Gendarmerie () and the
National Police National Police may refer to the national police forces of several countries:
*Afghanistan: Afghan National Police
*Haiti: Haitian National Police
*Colombia: National Police of Colombia
*Cuba: Cuban National Police
*East Timor: National Police of ...
(''Shahrbani'' or ''Nazmiyeh'' ) gained in numbers and responsibilities. The secret police organization,
SAVAK, gained special notoriety for its excessive zeal in "maintaining" internal security. But as in the regular armed forces, the shah's management style virtually eliminated all coordination among these agencies. He tended to shuffle
army
An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...
personnel back and forth between their ordinary duties and temporary positions in internal security agencies, in order to minimize the possibility of any organized coups against the throne. Added to this list of institutional shortcomings was agencies' all- important public image, cloaked in mystery and fear.
![Seal of the Iranian Gendarmerie](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Seal_of_the_Iranian_Gendarmerie.svg)
After the
1979 Revolution
The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...
, the gendarmerie, which was renamed to the Islamic Republic of Iran Gendarmerie (), was numbering nearly 74,000 in 1979, was subordinate to the
Ministry of Interior
An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs.
Lists of current ministries of internal affairs
Named "ministry"
* Ministry ...
. Its law enforcement responsibilities extended to all rural areas and to small towns and villages of fewer than 5,000 inhabitants. The
International Institute for Strategic Studies
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is a British research institute or think tank in the area of international affairs. Since 1997, its headquarters have been Arundel House in London, England.
The 2017 Global Go To Think ...
estimated its manpower at 70,000 in 1986. The Gendarmerie was dissolved in 1990 and its personnel were assigned to the INP.
The
National Police of Iran operated with approximately 200,000 men in 1979, a figure that has not fluctuated much since. The National Police was also under the Ministry of Interior, and its responsibilities included all cities with more than 5,000 in population, at least 20 percent of the population. Additionally the National Police was responsible for passport and immigration procedures, issuance and control of citizens' identification cards, driver and vehicle licensing and registration, and railroad and airport policing. Some of these duties were absorbed into the Ministry of the
Pasdaran
, meaning "Guards") can refer to:
* Pasdaran (district) in Tehran
* Informal name for the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; fa, سپاه پاسدا ...
during the early years of the
Revolution
In political science, a revolution (Latin: ''revolutio'', "a turn around") is a fundamental and relatively sudden change in political power and political organization which occurs when the population revolts against the government, typically due ...
, and cooperation between these two branches seemed extensive.
Since 1979, both these paramilitary organizations have undergone complete reorganizations. IRP leaders quickly appointed Gendarmerie and police officers loyal to the Revolution to revive and reorganize the two bodies under the Islamic Republic. Between 1979 and 1983, no fewer than seven officers were given top National Police portfolios. Colonel Khalil Samimi, appointed in 1983 by the influential
Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri
Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri ( fa, علیاکبر ناطقنوری; sometimes spelt Nategh-Nouri, born 6 October 1944) is an Iranian politician, who served as the Chairman of the Parliament of Iran from 1992 to 2000. He was also the Minister of ...
, then Minister of Interior, who was credited with reorganizing the National Police according to the IRP's Islamic guidelines. The Gendarmerie followed a similar path. Seven appointments were made between 1979 and 1986, leading to a full reorganization. In addition to Brigadier General Ahmad Mohagheghi, the commander in the early republican period who was executed in late summer of 1980 and five colonels were purged. Colonel Ali Kuchekzadeh played a major role in reorganizing and strengthening the Gendarmerie after its near collapse in the early revolutionary period. The commander in 1987, Colonel Mohammad Sohrabi, had served in that position since February 1985 and was the first top officer to have risen from the ranks.
As of 1987, the National Police and the Gendarmerie reflected the ideology of the state. Despite their valuable internal security operations, the roles of both bodies were restricted by the rising influence of the
Sepah
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 ...
and the
Basij. The Gendarmerie was disbanded in 1991, along with the
National Police National Police may refer to the national police forces of several countries:
*Afghanistan: Afghan National Police
*Haiti: Haitian National Police
*Colombia: National Police of Colombia
*Cuba: Cuban National Police
*East Timor: National Police of ...
and
Islamic Revolution Committees
Islamic Revolution Committees or Committees of Islamic Revolution ( fa, کمیتههای انقلاب اسلامی, Komitehāye Enqelābe Eslāmi), simply known as the Committee ( fa, کمیته, Komīte), was a law enforcement force in Iran act ...
; all three of these organizations being merged into the present-day Law Enforcement Force.
![Khamenei and Police (2016)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Khamenei_and_Police_%282016%29.jpg)
The Police–110 unit specializes in rapid-response activities in urban areas and dispersing gatherings deemed dangerous to public order. In 2003, some 400 women became the first female members of the police force since the 1978–79 Revolution.
The current commander is IRGC-born
Brigadier General
Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed ...
Hossein Ashtari, former first deputy chief of police under Esmail Ahmadi Moqaddam; he relieved his predecessor and was appointed by the Supreme Leader Ayatollah
Ali Khamenei on March 9, 2015.
Per a
decree
A decree is a legal proclamation, usually issued by a head of state (such as the president of a republic or a monarch), according to certain procedures (usually established in a constitution). It has the force of law. The particular term used ...
issued by
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, on 8 December 2021 Law Enforcement Force structure was promoted to that of a General Command in 2021, it was thus renamed "Law Enforcement Command of Islamic Republic of Iran".
Provincial Security Council
![Hussein Ashtari](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Hussein_Ashtari.jpg)
The Provincial Security Council is the highest provincial security body and is made up of the justice administration chief as well as the provincial police chief; it has the task to manage matters pertaining to security. The council has a provincial jurisdiction charged of managing police issues, ranging from public security issues to handling of serious criminal cases.
Top organization
All issues related to the Law Enforcement Force within the framework of the law are entrusted with the
Interior Ministry; but in the areas of war, the authority lies with the Deputy Chief Commander of the Joint Forces. Police top officers are directly appointed by the
Supreme Leader. Law Enforcement Force also consists of several different provincial deputies. Provincial commanders rank between Colonel and Brigadier General, while provincial branch heads rank Colonel.
Branches
The Police-110 unit specializes in rapid-response activities in urban areas and dispersing gatherings deemed dangerous to public order. Marine police have 100 inshore patrol and 50 harbor boats.
![Iran Police](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Iran_Police.JPG)
The Law Enforcement Force of Islamic Republic of Iran have a number of branches, each with specialized duties:
* The
Iranian Public Conscription Organization
Public Conscription Organization of NAJA ( fa, سازمان وظیفه عمومی ناجا) is an organization in Iran tasked to maintain information on those potentially subject to conscription, enroll and assign them to the Armed Forces of the I ...
(Persian: ''سازمان نظام وظیفه عمومی فراجا '')
* The
Prevention Police of FARAJA (Persian: ''پلیس پیشگیری ناجا''), established in 2005;
* The
Intelligence and Public Security Police of FARAJA (PAVA for short: Persian ''پلیس اطلاعات و امنیت عمومی ناجا'');
* The
Traffic Police of FARAJA (Rahvar for short; Persian: ''پلیس راهنمایی و رانندگی ناجا''), established in 1991;
* The
Cyber Police of FARAJA (FATA for short: Persian ''پلیس فضای تولید و تبادل اطلاعات ناجا'', established in 2011, is Iran's Law Enforcement Force Cyber unit;
* The
Anti-Narcotics Police of FARAJA (Persian: ''پلیس مبارزه با مواد مخدر ناجا''), is an Anti-Narcotic unit;
* The
Immigration & Passport Police of FARAJA (Persian: ''پلیس مهاجرت و گذرنامه ناجا'') deals with issues of immigration and issuing passports to Iranian citizens;
* The
Diplomatic Police of FARAJA (Persian: ''پلیس دیپلماتیک ناجا'');
* The
Criminal Investigation Police of FARAJA (Persian: ''پلیس اگاهی ناجا'') Police Āgāhi of NAJA, established in 1991;
* The
Border Guard Command of FARAJA (Persian: ''فرماندهی مرزبانی ناجا''), established in 2000, is the Iran's border guard organization and its chief is Brigadier General Qasem Rezaee;
* The
Special Unit; it was involved in quelling of
2009 Iranian presidential election protests
After incumbent president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared victory in the 2009 Iranian presidential election, protests broke out in major cities across Iran in support of opposition candidates Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi. The protests con ...
. It is responsible for suppressing riots, anti-terrorist activities, urban defence and rescuing hostages. FARAJAspecial units includes Anti-Terror Special Force("
NOPO" for short). According to a former commander, the Special Unit alone has 60,000 members across the country.
* The
Centre for Strategic Studies of the Iranian Law Enforcement Force, directed by Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Radan.
Guidance Patrol
![گشت ارشاد در میدان ونک 2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/%DA%AF%D8%B4%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%88%D9%86%DA%A9_2.jpg)
The
Guidance Patrol
The Guidance Patrol ( fa, گشت ارشاد, translit=gašt-e eršād) or morality police is a vice squad / Islamic religious police in the Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran, established in 2005 with the task of arresting ...
, widely known the "morality police",
was a
vice squad
A vice is a practice, behaviour, or habit generally considered immoral, sinful, criminal, rude, taboo, depraved, degrading, deviant or perverted in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a negative character tr ...
/
Islamic religious police in the Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran, established in 2005 and dissolved in 2022, with the task of arresting people who violated the Islamic dress code, usually concerning the wearing by women of
hijabs covering their hair.
On December 3rd, 2022, the Attorney General of Iran,
Mohammad Jafar Montazeri
Mohammad Jafar Montazeri ( fa, محمدجعفر منتظری; born 1949 in Qom) is an Iranian cleric and judge and the current attorney-general of Iran since 1 April 2016. He was previously head of Iran's Administrative Justice Court and Specia ...
, said in
Qom that the police guidance patrol is not under the supervision of the judiciary system and it is closed now from where it was begun first.
Budget
Ghavamin Bank
Ghavamin Bank (Persian: بانک قوامین), ''Bank Qavâmin'', was an Iranian financial and credit institution established in 2000.
Ghavamin Bank is the first bank in the country with the aim of helping to enhance the living quality and finan ...
was financed by police pension fund.
It controls
FARAJA Cooperation Bonyad.
Chiefs of Law Enforcement Force
Branch seals
File:IRI.Anti-Narcotics Police.svg, Anti-Narcotics Police
File:IRI.C.I.D.Police.svg, Criminal Investigation Police
File:Economic Security Police of Iran.svg, Economic Security Police
File:IRI.NAJA.Prevention.Police.svg, Prevention Police
File:IRI.Traffic-Police.svg, Traffic Police
File:IRI.NAJA.Special.Units.svg, Special Unit
File:IRI.NAJA.FATA (New).svg, Cyber police
File:Marzbani.svg, Border Police
File:IRI.NAJA-University.svg, University of the Law Enforcement Force
File:IRI.NAJA.Public Security Police.svg, Public Security Police
File:NAJA Social Deputy.svg, Social Affairs Deputy
File:NAJA Health and Rescue Deputy.svg, Rescue & Healthcare Deputy
Equipment
Weapons
*
Heckler & Koch MP5
The Heckler & Koch MP5 (german: Maschinenpistole 5) is a 9x19mm Parabellum submachine gun, developed in the 1960s by a team of engineers from the German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch. There are over 100 variants and clones of the MP5, ...
*
SIG Sauer P220
The SIG Sauer P220 is a semi-automatic pistol. Designed in 1975 by the SIG Arms AG division of Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (now SIG Holding AG), and produced by J. P. Sauer & Sohn, in Eckernförde; it is currently manufactured by both ...
*
SIG Sauer P226
Sig used as a name may refer to:
*Sig (given name)
*Sig, Algeria, a city on the banks of the Sig River
*Sig Alert, an alert for traffic congestion in California, named after Loyd Sigmon
*Sig River, a river of Algeria also known as Mekerra
sig (lo ...
*
Heckler & Koch HK21
The HK21 is a German 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, developed in 1961 by small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch and based on the G3 battle rifle. The weapon is in use with the armed forces of several Asian, African and Latin American ...
*
Smith & Wesson Model 10
The Smith & Wesson Model 10, previously known as the Smith & Wesson .38 Hand Ejector Model of 1899, the Smith & Wesson Military & Police or the Smith & Wesson Victory Model, is a K-frame revolver of worldwide popularity. In production since 1899 ...
*
Dragunov
*
Electroshock weapon
An electroshock weapon is a less-lethal weapon that utilizes an electric shock to incapacitate a target by either temporarily disrupting voluntary muscle control and/or through pain compliance. There are several different types of electroshock w ...
*
AK-47
The AK-47, officially known as the ''Avtomat Kalashnikova'' (; also known as the Kalashnikov or just AK), is a gas-operated assault rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. Developed in the Soviet Union by Russian small-arms d ...
*
Uzi
The Uzi (; he, עוזי, Ūzi; officially cased as UZI) is a family of Israeli open-bolt, blowback-operated submachine guns and machine pistols first designed by Major Uziel "Uzi" Gal in the late 1940s, shortly after the establishment of the ...
*
FIM-92 Stinger
The FIM-92 Stinger is an American man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) that operates as an infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM). It can be adapted to fire from a wide variety of ground vehicles, and from helicopters as the Air-t ...
*
Remington 870
The Remington Model 870 is a pump-action shotgun manufactured by Remington Arms Company, LLC. It is widely used by the public for shooting sports, hunting and self-defense, as well as by law enforcement and military organizations worldwide.
D ...
*
PK machine gun
The PK (russian: Пулемёт Калашникова, transliterated as ''Pulemyot Kalashnikova'', or "Kalashnikov's machine gun"), is a belt-fed general-purpose machine gun, chambered for the 7.62×54mmR rimmed cartridge.
Designed in the ...
*
M79 grenade launcher
*
DShK
The DShK 1938 ( Cyrillic: ДШК, for russian: Дегтярёва-Шпагина Крупнокалиберный, Degtyaryova-Shpagina Krupnokaliberny, links=no, "Degtyaryov-Shpagin large-calibre") is a Soviet heavy machine gun with a V-shaped bu ...
Cars
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Samand
*
Mercedes-Benz C 240
*
Mercedes-Benz E 240
*
Nissan Xterra N50
*
Toyota Land Cruiser 100 Series
*
Renault Mégane
*
*
Toyota Hilux Sixth generation and
Seventh generation
*
Volkswagen Transporter
The Volkswagen Transporter, based on the Volkswagen Group's T platform, now in its seventh generation, refers to a series of vans produced for over 70 years and marketed worldwide.
The T series is now considered an official Volkswagen Group aut ...
*
Kia Forte TD
*
Hyundai Santa Fe DM
*
Nissan Teana
The is a mid-size sedan produced by Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan. It was exported as the Nissan Maxima and Nissan Cefiro to certain markets. It replaces the Nissan Bluebird, Laurel and Cefiro. It shares a platform with the Nissan ...
*
Suzuki Grand Vitara
*
Toyota Corolla E150
*
Citroën Xantia
The Citroën Xantia, pronounced "Zan–ti–a" is a large family car ( D) produced by the French automaker Citroën, and designed by Bertone. Presented to the press in December 1992, the car was produced between 1992 and 2002 in Europe, with a f ...
*
Peugeot 207
The Peugeot 207 is a supermini car ( B) that was designed and produced by the French automaker Peugeot from 2006 to 2014. It was presented at the Geneva Motor Show in 2006, and entered production in April 2006, as the successor to the Peugeo ...
*
Peugeot 405
;Formerly used cars:
*
Nissan Patrol 160 Series
*
Toyota Cressida
The is a compact, later mid-size sedan manufactured and marketed in Japan by Toyota between 1968 and 2004. Prior to 1972, the model was marketed as the Toyota Corona Mark II. In some export markets, Toyota marketed the vehicle as the Toyota Cres ...
Motorcycles
*
BMW R1200RT
The BMW R1200RT is a touring or sport touring motorcycle that was manufactured from 2005 to 2019 by BMW Motorrad to replace the R1150RT model. It features a flat-twin engine with a six-speed gearbox and shaft drive.
History Previous RT models, ...
*
Honda CMX250C
The Honda CMX250, or Rebel 250 or Honda Peronist, is a cruiser-style motorcycle made by Honda on and off since 1985. It uses the same straight-twin engine as the Honda Nighthawk 250 standard. The Rebel is part of the CM series of cruisers. It ...
*
Honda CBX750
Aircraft
*
Dassault Falcon 20
The Dassault Falcon 20 is a French business jet developed and manufactured by Dassault Aviation. The first business jet developed by the firm, it became the first of a family of business jets to be produced under the same name; of these, both t ...
*
HESA IrAn-140
The Antonov An-140 is a turboprop regional airliner, designed by the Ukrainian Antonov ASTC bureau as a successor to the Antonov An-24, with extended cargo capacity and the ability to use unprepared airstrips.
Design and development
First flown ...
*
Aero Commander 690
*
Bell 205
The Bell 204 and 205 are the civilian versions of the UH-1 Iroquois single-engine military helicopter of the Huey family of helicopters. They are type-certificated in the transport category and are used in a wide variety of applications, inc ...
*
Bell 206
*
Bell 212
*
Bell 214
The Bell 214 is a medium-lift helicopter derived from Bell Helicopter's ubiquitous UH-1 Huey series. The Bell 214ST shares the same model number, but is a larger, much-modified twin-engine derivative.
Design and development
The original dev ...
*
Mil Mi-17
*
Cessna 206
*
Dorna D-139 Blue Bird
*
Cessna 185
The Cessna 185 Skywagon is a six-seat, single-engined, general aviation light aircraft manufactured by Cessna. It first flew as a prototype in July 1960, with the first production model completed in March 1961. The Cessna 185 is a high-winge ...
See also
*
Crime in Iran
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Death of Mahsa Amini
On 16 September 2022, the 22-year-old Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, also known as Jina Amini,; ku, ژینا ئەمینی, Jîna Emînî died in a hospital in Tehran, Iran, under suspicious circumstances. The Guidance Patrol, the religious mor ...
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Rank insignia of the Iranian military
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Zahra Bani Yaghoub
Zahra Bani Yaghoub ( fa, زهرا بنییعقوب, also mentioned in the media as Zahra Bani Ameri; 16 October 1980 – 13 October 2007) was an Iranian medical doctor. She died in a prison in Hamedan after she was arrested by the Guidance P ...
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Zahra Kazemi
Zahra "Ziba" Kazemi-Ahmadabadi ( fa, زهرا کاظمی احمدآبادی; 1948 – 11 July 2003) was an Iranian-Canadian freelance photojournalist. She gained notoriety for her arrest in Iran and the circumstances in which she was held by I ...
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