{{Short description|Aerospace service branch of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps}} {{About|Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps|Air Force of Iran's regular military|Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force}} {{Infobox military unit | unit_name = Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force | native_name = {{lang|fa|{{nq|نیروی هوافضای سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی}}}} | image = File:Seal of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution.svg | image_size = 150px | caption = | start_date = {{Start date and age|1985|09|17|df=y}}<ref>{{Citation|last1=Sinkaya|first1=Bayram|year =2015|title=The Revolutionary Guards in Iranian Politics: Elites and Shifting Relations|publisher=Routledge|page=121|isbn=978-1-317-52564-6}}</ref> | country = {{flag|Iran|1980}} | allegiance = {{flagicon|Islamic Republic of Iran}} Islamic Republic of Iran | type = Strategic missile force, air force, space force | role = Strategic deterrence, aerial warfare, anti-aircraft warfare, space warfare | size = ≈15,000 (2020) | command_structure = Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps | garrison = Tehran | garrison_label = | motto = | nickname = | patron = | colors = | colors_label = | march = | mascot = | equipment = | equipment_label = | battles = {{tree list}} * Iran–Iraq War * Syrian civil war ** Iranian intervention in Syria *** Operation Night of Power * War in Iraq (2013–2017) ** Iranian intervention in Iraq * 2018 Koy Sanjaq missile strike * Operation Strike of Muharram * Shoot-down of American drone * Operation Martyr Soleimani * 2022 Erbil missile attacks * Attacks on US bases during the Middle Eastern crisis ** 2024 Iranian missile strikes in Iraq and Syria * 2024 Iran–Pakistan conflict ** 2024 Iranian missile strikes in Pakistan * 2024 Iran–Israel conflict ** April 2024 Iranian strikes on Israel ** October 2024 Iranian strikes on Israel * Twelve-Day War * 2026 Iran war {{tree list/end}} | anniversaries = | battle_honours = <!-- Commanders --> | commander1 = Brigadier General Majid Mousavi | commander2 = Brigadier General Ali Jafarabadi | commander2_label = Commander of the Space Command | commander3 = | commander3_label = <!-- Insignia --> | identification_symbol = x100px | identification_symbol_label = Roundel<ref name="IRGCsymbol">{{cite web |url=https://www.airliners.net/photo/Iran-Revolutionary-Guard-Air-Force/Air |title=Iran Revolutionary Guard Air Force |last=Mahdavi |first=Amir |access-date=1 March 2021}} {{dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> | identification_symbol_2 = 100px 70px | identification_symbol_2_label = Fin flash<ref name="IRGCsymbol"/> | identification_symbol_3 = 100px | identification_symbol_3_label = Ceremonial flag <!-- Aircraft -->| aircraft_attack = Su-22M4/UM3K, Chengdu F-7Ms | aircraft_bomber = | aircraft_Command_and_Control = | aircraft_electronic = | aircraft_fighter = | aircraft_helicopter = Mi-17 | aircraft_interceptor = | aircraft_patrol = | aircraft_recon = | aircraft_trainer = Embraer EMB 312 Tucano, MFI-17 Mushshak | aircraft_transport = Il-76, An-74, Harbin Y-12, Falcon 20 }} The '''Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force''', officially known as the '''Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air and Space Force'''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.csis.org/analysis/iranian-missile-threat | title=The Iranian Missile Threat | date=30 May 2019 | last1=Cordesman | first1=Anthony H. | access-date=30 July 2022 | archive-date=4 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604162509/https://www.csis.org/analysis/iranian-missile-threat | url-status=live }}</ref> ('''IRGCASF'''; {{langx|fa|نیروی هوافضای سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی|niru-ye havâfazây-e sepâh-e pâsdârân-e enghelâb-e eslâmi}}, acronymed in Persian as '''NEHSA'''), is the strategic missile, air, and space force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). It was renamed from the IRGC Air Force to the IRGC Aerospace Force in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dia.mil/Portals/27/Documents/News/Military%20Power%20Publications/Iran_Military_Power_LR.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2021-04-03 |archive-date=2021-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624172320/https://www.dia.mil/Portals/27/Documents/News/Military%20Power%20Publications/Iran_Military_Power_LR.pdf}}</ref>

Besides operating military aircraft alongside its counterparts in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, the IRGC Aerospace Force is also responsible for space warfare through its military satellite program.<ref name="sl"/> Most importantly, it oversees the ballistic missile program of Iran, which includes the deployment and operation of an arsenal of intermediate-range, and medium-range ballistic missiles with ranges over 2,000 kilometers.<ref name="me"/>

==Aviation forces== thumb|The Su-22M4 fleet thumb|An Ilyushin Il-76 in flight thumb|An An-74TK-200 [[File:بالگرد توفان 2 - سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی.jpg|thumb|A Toufan helicopter]] Most American public sources disagree and argue on which aircraft are operated by the AFAGIR. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy said in 2005 that "[t]he backbone of the IRGCAF consists of ten Su-25 Frogfoot attack aircraft, including seven flown from Iraq to Iran during the 1991 Gulf War, kept airworthy with the help of Georgian technicians, although reports indicate that all of the IRGCAF aircraft have been sold to Iraq in July 2014, to increase the latter's for CAS and COIN for fighting against ISIS capabilities. All of them were replaced by Su-22", all of them flown from Iraq to Iran during 1991 Gulf War, and around forty EMB-312 Tucanos".<ref>Much of this section is a straight copyvio from Fariborz Haghshenass, [http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2422 Iran's Air Forces: Struggling to Maintain Readiness] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214215513/http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2422 |date=2009-02-14}}, WINEP PolicyWatch #1066, December 22, 2005.</ref>

The Washington Institute said that the IRGCAF maintained thirty Y-12 and Dassault Falcon 20 light transports, as well as MFI-17 Mushshak and Super Mushshak trainers, and locally built Ababil and Mohajer reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).<ref>Much of this section is a straight copyvio from Fariborz Haghshenass, [http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2422 Iran's Air Forces: Struggling to Maintain Readiness] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214215513/http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2422 |date=2009-02-14}}, WINEP PolicyWatch #1066, December 22, 2005.</ref>

The AFAGIR also operates a sizable rotary-wing force consisting of around twenty Mi-171 helicopters for transport and armed assault roles, and a large transport force out of Shiraz, equipped with around fifteen ex-Iraqi Il-76s, originally operated by the IRIAF, and twelve An-74TK-200 transports.<ref>This sentence is a straight copyvio from Fariborz Haghshenass, [http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2422 Iran's Air Forces: Struggling to Maintain Readiness] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214215513/http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2422 |date=2009-02-14}}, WINEP PolicyWatch #1066, December 22, 2005</ref> ''Scramble'' backs up this picture in general, reporting An-74s, An-14s, and Su-22 at Tehran Mehrabad, Chengdu F-7Ms at Zahedan, while saying that MFI-17s were often reported at Zahedan incorrectly, and Il-76 AEW variants at Shiraz Shahid Dastghaib International Airport, while saying that they might be based at Mehrabad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scramble.nl/ir.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2007-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118112417/http://www.scramble.nl/ir.htm |archive-date=2007-11-18}}, accessed 11 October 2007. See also Liam Devlin & Tom Cooper, "Iran boosts fleet Su-22",''Jane's Defence Weekly'', Vol. 43, Issue 38, 20 September 2006, p.18, which claims the IRGC AF now has 13 Su-22"in service.</ref>

Other later writings make no mention of Il-76s. Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, writing in August 2007, said only the AFAGIR "may operate Iran's 10 EMB-312 Tucanos", and that it "seems to operate many of Iran's 45 PC-7 training aircraft" as well as Pakistani-built training aircraft at a school near Mushshak, "but this school may be run by the regular air force". He said that reports of the Revolutionary Guards operating F-7s did not seem to be correct.<ref name="csis.org">Anthony Cordesman, [https://web.archive.org/web/20070911191910/http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_pubs/task,view/id,4002/type,1/ Iran's Revolutionary Guards, the Al Quds Force, and Other Intelligence and Paramilitary Forces], Center for Strategic and International Studies, August 16, 2007 (Rough Working Draft), page 6.</ref>

Cordesman noted claims of the AFAGIR building gliders for use in unconventional warfare, saying that they would be unsuitable delivery platforms, but could at least carry a small number of weapons. However the attached reference was a 1996 Reuters report, making the sources for such assertions extremely thin.<ref>Cordesman, August 2007; the Reuters report was cited as "Reuters, June 12, 1996, 17:33"'.</ref> The IISS Military Balance 2007 makes no mention of aircraft, referring only to the Shahab 1, 2, and 3 missiles.<ref>IISS Military Balance 2007, p.225.</ref>

In October 2009, it was announced that its name has been changed from IRGC Air Force to IRGC Aerospace Force.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran/2009/10/091008_op_sepah_restructuring |work=BBC persian |title=sepah restructuring |access-date=2011-12-15 |archive-date=2011-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216205225/http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/2009/10/091008_op_sepah_restructuring.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newsiran.com/cat3/shownews-636741.aspx?key=%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%87-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87/ |work=Newsiran |title=Changing IRGC Air Force name to Aerospace Force |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120426051922/http://www.newsiran.com/cat3/shownews-636741.aspx?key=%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%87-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87/ |archive-date=2012-04-26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.farsnews.com/printable.php?nn=8807181315/ |work=Farsnews |title=Changing IRGC Air Force name to Aerospace Force |access-date=2011-12-15 |archive-date=2018-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628015639/https://www.farsnews.com/printable.php?nn=8807181315/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2014, Jane's announced that the Barani missile system had been tested.<ref name="binnie0214">{{cite web |url=http://www.janes.com/article/33895/iran-announces-new-missile-tests |title=Iran announces new missile tests |author=Jeremy Binnie |date=February 13, 2014 |website=janes.com |publisher=IHS Jane's |access-date=February 26, 2014 |archive-date=January 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109115316/http://www.janes.com/article/33895/iran-announces-new-missile-tests |url-status=live}}</ref> This system is a laser-guided air-to-surface missile which releases submunitions: "new generation of long-range ballistic missiles carrying multiple re-entry vehicle MIRV payloads".<ref name="binnie0214"/> The UN Panel of Experts identified it as a variant of the Shahab (Ghadr 1) and questioned its alleged multiple re-entry vehicle capability, suggesting instead that it carried sub-munitions.<ref name="csis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com">{{Cite web |url=https://csis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/legacy_files/files/publication/141007_Iran_Rocket_Missile_forces.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-06-11 |archive-date=2017-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018131618/https://csis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/legacy_files/files/publication/141007_Iran_Rocket_Missile_forces.pdf}}</ref>

The Bina missile, which can be carried aloft and is able to be ground-launched from a rail car, was also revealed at the time.<ref name="binnie0214"/>

=== Current aircraft inventory === {{Main|List of aircraft of the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps}}

{| class="wikitable" ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Aircraft ! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Origin ! style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;"|Type ! style="text-align:left; background:#acc;"|Variant ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|In service ! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Notes |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"| Combat aircraft |- | Sukhoi Su-22 | {{flag|Soviet Union}} | attack | Su-22M4/Su-22UM3K | 9<ref name="World Air Forces 2026">{{cite web |last=Hoyle |first=Craig |year=2025 |title=World Air Forces 2026 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=113841 |access-date=27 December 2025 |publisher=Flight Global |doi=}}</ref> |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"| Transport |- | Antonov An-74 | {{flag|Soviet Union}} | transport | TK-200/T-200 | 8<ref name="World Air Forces 2026"/> | |- | Dassault Falcon 20 | {{flag|France}} | VIP transport | | 1<ref name="World Air Forces 2026"/> | |- | Ilyushin Il-76 | {{flag|Russia}} | heavy transport | |3<ref name="World Air Forces 2026"/> | |- | Harbin Y-12 | {{flag|China}} | transport | | 12<ref name="World Air Forces 2026"/> | |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"| Helicopters |- | Mil Mi-17 | {{flag|Russia}} | transport/armed | | 17<ref name="World Air Forces 2026"/> | |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"| Trainers |- | Embraer EMB 312 Tucano | {{flag|Brazil}} | trainer | | 15<ref name="World Air Forces 2026"/> | |- | PAC MFI-17 Mushshak | {{flag|Pakistan}} | trainer | | 25<ref name="World Air Forces 2026"/> | |}

==== Aircraft on loan ==== The Aerospace Force owns some civilian aircraft. As of 2017, 6 Russian-made transport planes were reportedly leased to Pouya Air, and 2 more Embraer ERJ-145ER jets acquired.<ref>{{citation|first=Farzin|last=Nadimi|url=https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/iran-is-still-using-pseudo-civilian-airlines-to-resupply-assad|title=Iran Is Still Using Pseudo-Civilian Airlines to Resupply Assad|date=13 April 2017|number=2785|type=Policy Watch|work=The Washington Institute for Near East Policy|access-date=23 August 2020|archive-date=24 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524042828/https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/iran-is-still-using-pseudo-civilian-airlines-to-resupply-assad|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Missile forces== {{see also|War of the Cities|Iranian underground missile bases}} {{Location map+|Mesopotamia|width=400|float=right |caption=Targets hit by IRGCAF missiles between 2017 and 2024:<br />{{Color box|#0000CD}} United States military & diplomatic locations<br />{{Color box|#16161D}} ISIL<br />{{Color box|#7FFF00}} Kurdish insurgents |places= {{Location map~ |Mesopotamia | label = Deir ez-Zor | position= | marksize = 7 | coordinates = {{coord|35|1|6|N|40|27|12|E|}} | mark = ButtonBlack.svg | link = 2017 Deir ez-Zor missile strike }} {{Location map~ |Mesopotamia | label = Hajin | position= | marksize = 7 | coordinates = {{coord|34|41|22|N|40|49|51|E|}} | mark = ButtonBlack.svg | link = 2018 Eastern Euphrates missile strike }} {{Location map~ |Mesopotamia | label = Koya | position= bottom | marksize = 7 | coordinates = {{Coord|36.0644|N|44.6036|E}} | mark = ButtonGreen.svg | link = 2018 Iraqi Kurdistan missile strike }} {{Location map~ |Mesopotamia | label = Ayn al-Asad Airbase | position= bottom | marksize = 7 | coordinates = {{Coord|33|48|N|42|26|E|}} | mark = ButtonBlue.svg | link = Operation Martyr Soleimani }} {{Location map~ |Mesopotamia | label = Erbil Airbase | position= left | marksize = 7 | coordinates = {{Coord|36.2375|N|43.963056|E|}} | mark = ButtonBlue.svg | link = Operation Martyr Soleimani }} {{Location map~ |Mesopotamia | label = Erbil | position= Right | marksize = 7 | coordinates ={{Coord|36|18|N|44|07|E}} | mark = ButtonBlue.svg | link = 2024 Iranian missile strikes in Iraq and Syria }} }} [[File:IRGC-AF SRBMs.jpg|thumb|IRGC Aerospace Force missiles at an exhibition in Tehran, showing the Shahab-1, Shahab-2, Zolfaghar and Dezful missiles]] The IRGC Aerospace Force is responsible for the operation of Iran's surface-to-surface (SSM) missile systems.<ref>IISS Military Balance 2007, p.225.</ref> In 2006 it was mentioned by John Negroponte that Iran held the largest inventory of ballistic missiles in the Middle East.<ref name="me"/> In August 2013, Ahmad Vahidi former defense minister of Iran said that his country was ranked sixth in the world in missile production.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/world-digest-aug-18-2013/2013/08/18/6b3ad33e-080b-11e3-9941-6711ed662e71_story.html Former official cites weapons gains] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925041301/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/world-digest-aug-18-2013/2013/08/18/6b3ad33e-080b-11e3-9941-6711ed662e71_story.html |date=2017-09-25}} ''Washington Post''</ref> It is claimed to operate several thousand short- and medium-range mobile ballistic missiles, including the Shahab-3/3B with a range of up to 2,100 kilometers, which is the mainstay of Iran's strategic deterrent.

This puts even NATO members Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria and Romania within striking range, if fired from Western Iran. If Iran ever produces nuclear weapons, they fall under the direct supervision of the Aerospace Force. Iran says that it has no intention of producing nuclear weapons. However, there is evidence which points otherwise. A stolen Iranian laptop, containing over 1000 pages of calculations, simulations and modifications required to make the Shahab-3 nose cone capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, was obtained by U.S. intelligence in 2004 and shown to IAEA officials.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Alexander |first1=Yonah |title=The new Iranian leadership: Ahmadinejad, terrorism, nuclear ambition, and the Middle East |last2=Hoenig |first2=Milton M. |date=2008 |publisher=Praeger Security International |isbn=978-0-275-99639-0 |location=Westport, Conn. |pages=155–157}}</ref> Additionally, an interview with Alireza Assar, an Iranian physicist formerly tied with the Iranian ministry of defense, revealed the existence of a military nuclear program whose goal was "to produce enough HEU (Highly Enriched Uranium) to enable the regime to produce nuclear weapons".<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Alexander |first1=Yonah |title=The new Iranian leadership: Ahmadinejad, terrorism, nuclear ambition, and the Middle East |last2=Hoenig |first2=Milton M. |date=2008 |publisher=Praeger Security International |isbn=978-0-275-99639-0 |location=Westport, Conn |page=121 |oclc=171548581}}</ref> Iran's continuous lack of transparency regarding their nuclear program has resulted in much suspicion regarding its intentions.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Sanger |first1=David E. |last2=Jakes |first2=Lara |title=Iran Is Accused of Hiding Suspected Nuclear Activity - The New York Times |work=The New York Times |date=19 June 2020 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/us/politics/iran-nuclear-iaea.html}}</ref>

According to the testimony of John Negroponte in 2006, Iran's ballistic missile development, together with its enhancement of the navy is largely for the projection of its military power, with the goal of dominating the Gulf region and maintaining its ability to deter and retaliate against adversaries, including the United States.<ref name="me">{{Cite book |last1=Alexander |first1=Yonah |title=The new Iranian leadership: Ahmadinejad, terrorism, nuclear ambition, and the Middle East |last2=Hoenig |first2=Milton M. |date=2008 |publisher=Praeger Security International |isbn=978-0-275-99639-0 |location=Westport, Conn. |page=176}}</ref> Additional reasons for the indigenous development of missiles may include the regime's intent to showcase its technological advancements, to intimidate and deter neighboring countries, and to reduce its reliance on precarious foreign supplies, particularly from North Korea.<ref name="tm">{{Cite book |last1=Alexander |first1=Yonah |title=The new Iranian leadership: Ahmadinejad, terrorism, nuclear ambition, and the Middle East |last2=Hoenig |first2=Milton M. |date=2008 |publisher=Praeger Security International |isbn=978-0-275-99639-0 |location=Westport, Conn. |page=177}}</ref>

The independent production of missiles in Iran can be traced back to at least 1997, when the country obtained missile plans and production components from Russia and began constructing missile production facilities, including the two tunnels for housing Scud missiles at Kuh-e-Padri, located along the Persian Gulf between Bandar Abbas and Bushehr.<ref name="tm"/><ref>{{Cite journal |date=9 April 1997 |title=Jane's Defence Weekly |journal=Jane's Defence Weekly |volume=27 |issue=14 |page=4}}</ref> Additionally, Iran received assistance from China in the construction of a ballistic missile plant and test range east of Tehran, a production facility near Semnan,<ref name="ei">{{Cite journal |last=Bates |first=Gill |date=May 1998 |title=Chinese Arms Exports to Iran |url=https://ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu/olj/meria/meria598_gill.html#note* |journal=Middle East Review of International Affairs |volume=2 |issue=2}}</ref><ref name="tm"/> and the acquisition guidance technology and precision machine tools.<ref name="ei"/> Iran's largest missile production facility, the complex near Isfahan, was built with North Korean and potentially Chinese assistance as the main assembly site for Scud-B missile kits from North Korea.<ref name="ei"/>

In May 2013, Iran's Ministry of Defense and Logistics delivered a massive number of missile TELs to IRGC AF,<ref>[http://mod.ir/content/%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7-%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA-%DA%AF%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%83%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%B2%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B2%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%8Aتوسط وزارت دفاع صورت گرفت:تحویل انبوه سکوی پرتاب موشک‌های دوربرد زمین به زمین به نیروی هوافضای سپاه]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> "Iranian television footage showed at least 26 TELs lined up in two rows for the event, which marked their purported delivery to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, which operates the country's ballistic missiles", according to the report by IHS Jane's.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.usni.org/2013/05/31/report-new-iranian-missiles-could-overwhelm-israeli-defenses|title=Report: New Iranian Missile Launchers Could Overwhelm Israeli Defenses|work=USNI News|date=31 May 2013|access-date=10 November 2014|archive-date=28 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628015804/https://news.usni.org/2013/05/31/report-new-iranian-missiles-could-overwhelm-israeli-defenses|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgnLTrR_5vI|title=BREAKING NEWS Iran equips IRGC Aerospace Force with long-range missile launchers to hit israel|work=YouTube|access-date=10 November 2014}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}</ref>

Any Iranian long-range intermediate-range ballistic missile or intercontinental ballistic missile would require an extraordinarily effective guidance system and level of reliability to have any real lethality with conventional warheads, even if it could be equipped with a functional GPS guidance platform. It would probably require nuclear warheads in order to compensate for critical problems in accuracy, reliability, and warhead lethality.<ref name="csis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com"/>

In June 2020, Iranian admiral Hossein Khanzadi said that Iran would start producing indigenous supersonic cruise missiles equipped with turbofan engines soon.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

{{Ballistic missiles of Iran}}

===Short range missiles===

====Solid fuel program==== The foundations for this were laid with the Oghab and Shahin-II missiles. These would lead the way for a number of other rocket artillery systems including Fajr-3, Nazeat and Zelzal. The initial effort in this area relied heavily on technical help from the People's Republic of China in the form of assembly and manufacturing contracts during 1991 and 1992. Iran was quick to surpass the Chinese level of assistance and became self-sufficient.

=====Bina===== {{main|Bina (missile)}}

[[File:بینا - رونمایی از نسل جدید موشک بالستیک برد بلند (1).jpg|thumb|A Bina missile]] Bina is a laser guided dual-capability short-range surface-to-surface and air-to-surface missile. It appears to be an AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground missile with a semi-active laser (SAL) seeker fitted to its nose.<ref name="binnie0214"/> Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan said the ballistic missile had radar-evading capabilities. "The new generation of long-range ground-to-ground ballistic missile with a fragmentation warhead and the laser-guided air-to-surface and surface-to-surface missile dubbed Bina (Insightful) have been successfully test-fired. The Bina missile is capable of striking important targets such as bridges, tanks and enemy command centres with great precision."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/10/iran-missile-test_n_4762251.html|title=Iran Test-Fires Long-Range Missile|work=HuffPost |agency=Reuters|date=10 February 2014|access-date=11 June 2017|via=Huff Post|archive-date=18 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018131521/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/10/iran-missile-test_n_4762251.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Liquid fuel program==== thumb|Great Prophet II After the war, Iran's experience of liquid fuel missiles had purely focused on the reverse engineering of Scud-B missiles. However, with the post war reorganisation the focus of the effort quickly changed and focused on assembly and maintenance. A domestic version of the Scud-B, known as Shahab-1, was developed and manufactured. This led to its successor the Shahab-2, a variant of the Scud-C with a range of 500 to 700&nbsp;km,<ref>{{cite web|title=Shahab-2 (Scud C)|url=https://fas.org/nuke/guide/iran/missile/shahab-2.htm|publisher=Federation of American Scientists|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001160807/http://fas.org/nuke/guide/iran/missile/shahab-2.htm|archive-date=October 1, 2015|url-status=live|date=Feb 2015}}</ref> and finally the Shahab-3.

Since the end of the war, Iran has consistently attempted to recruit foreign help, as well as its expatriate population, into its missile program. Iranian expatriates who left with the revolution have been slow to return, but many are now doing so and thus heralding a new age for Iran's missile development programme.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-04 |title=Iran reviewing possible return of 'benign opposition' expatriates |url=https://www.iranintl.com/en/202511040511 |access-date=2026-02-28 |website=www.iranintl.com |language=en}}</ref>

====Other missile systems====

Iran has an arsenal of short-range, liquid-fueled missiles including the Scud-B and Scud-C, and is now able to produce SCUD type missiles on its own, such as the R-17E, a variant of the Russian R-17 Elbrus (Scud-B). The Aerospace Industries Organization, a subsidiary of Iran's Ministry of Defense, supports the manufacturing process by engaging in SCUD missile restoration. Its short-range missile inventory also includes solid-fueled missiles, such as the Tondar-69 and the Fateh-110.

Also, Iranian artillery rockets include the Samid, the Shahin-2, the Naze'at, and the Zelzal family (Zelzal-1, Zelzal-2, and Zelzal-3).

<gallery> File:Fateh-110 missiles and launchers.jpg|Fateh-110 File:Firing Zelzal 3 missile.jpg|Zelzal-3 File:Naze'at Missile by Tasnimnews 01.jpg|Naze'at </gallery>

===Longer range ballistic missiles (>1,000 km)=== {{as of|2009}}, Iran has an active interest in developing, acquiring, and deploying a broad range of ballistic missiles, as well as developing a space launch capability. In mid-July 2008, Iran launched a number of ballistic missiles during military exercises, reportedly including the medium-range Shahab-3. Iran announced other missile and space launch tests in August and November 2008. In February 2009, Iran announced it launched a satellite into orbit and "officially achieved a presence in space".<ref name="CRS1">{{CRS|article=Iran's Ballistic Missile Programs: An Overview|url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/RS22758.pdf}}</ref>

====Fajr-3 MIRV==== {{main|Fajr-3 (missile)}} <!-- Deleted image removed: right|thumb|220|Fajr-3 MIRV -->

The Fajr-3 is currently Iran's most advanced ballistic missile. It is a domestically developed liquid fuel missile with an unknown range. The Iranian government says it has multiple independently targeted reentry vehicles (MIRV) capabilities. Its MIRV capability may give it the ability of avoiding anti-missile surface-to-air missiles (SAMs). The missile was last launched during Holy Prophet wargames, which was the IRGC's largest naval war games ever. The Fajr-3 and the Fajr-3 artillery rocket are different systems.

====Shahab-3==== {{main|Shahab-3}}

[[File:Great Prophet II (30).jpg|right|220px|thumb|Shahab-3]] The Shahab-3 is a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) that was built by Iran's military. Its first model, also known as Shahab-3A has a range of {{convert|1,300|km|mi|abbr=on}}. Soon after Iran came with a new model called Shahab-3B, which has a range of {{convert|2,000|km|mi|abbr=on}}, and can carry a heavier warhead. Making this missile was a major step in Iran's missile industry, and it opened the way to longer-range missiles. Shahab-3D, which followed the Shahab-3C, is Iran's latest Shahab model. A {{convert|2,000|km|mi|adj=on}} range including Russia (as far as Moscow), Ukraine, parts of Hungary, Serbia, Greece, Egypt, Arabia, parts of India and China, as well as countries closer to Iran.

Jane's Information Group said in 2006 that Iran had six operational Shahab-3 brigades, the first of which was established in July 2003. They said that the six brigades were mainly equipped with standard variants, but with others described as enhanced Shahab-3 variants, with ranges of {{convert|1300|,|1500|, and|2000|km|mi|abbr=on}}, respectively.<ref>This section was wholesaled copied from Jane's Information Group, [http://www.janes.com/regional_news/africa_middle_east/news/jmr/jmr060306_1_n.shtml], 2006</ref> Anthony Cordesman at the Center for Strategic and International Studies however said only in August 2007 that 'the air force of the IRGC is believed to operate Iran's three Shahab-3 intermediate-range ballistic missiles units' while noting that their actual operational status remains uncertain.<ref name="csis.org"/>

====Ghadr-110==== {{main|Ghadr-110}}

[[File:Qadr missile (Eghtedar-e Velayat wargamem, March 2016) 02.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Ghadr-110]] The Ghadr-110 is a medium-range ballistic missile designed and developed by Iran. The missile has a range of 1,800<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/1078757.html|title=RFERL – Iranian military parade|work=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty|access-date=10 November 2014|archive-date=18 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618232432/http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/09/EF19F398-BFD1-46F1-9B2B-B0BE6B33FA82.html|url-status=live}}</ref> to {{convert|2,000|km}}<ref name="fars">{{cite web|url=http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8606310435 |title=Fars News Agency |website=farsnews.com |access-date=11 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206172134/http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8606310435 |archive-date=6 February 2012}}</ref> and as such is the Iranian missile with the longest range.

It is believed to be an improved version of the Shahab-3, also known as the Ghadr-101. It has a liquid-fuel first stage and a solid-fuel second stage, which allows it to have a range of 2,000&nbsp;km.<ref name="fars"/> It has a higher maneuverability than the Shahab-3 and a setup time of 30 minutes which is shorter than that of the Shahab-3.

====Ashoura==== {{main|Ashoura missile}}

In November 2007, Iranian Defence Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar announced that Iran had built a new missile with a range of {{convert|2,000|km|mi|abbr=on}}, the Ashoura missile. He did not say how the missile differed from the Shahab-3, which has a range of {{convert|2,100|km|mi|abbr=on}}.

He told the gathering Basij militia during the manoeuvers they were holding that same week that the "construction of the Ashoura missile, with the range of {{convert|2,000|km|mi|abbr=on}}, is among the accomplishments of the Defence Ministry".<ref>Swissinfo [http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/International/detail/Iran_says_has_built_new_long_range_missile.html?siteSect=143&sid=8468167&cKey=1196167087000&ty=ti Iran says has built new long-range missile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404173821/http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/International/detail/Iran_says_has_built_new_long_range_missile.html?siteSect=143&sid=8468167&cKey=1196167087000&ty=ti |date=2020-04-04 }} November 27, 2007</ref>

According to ''Jane's Defence Weekly'',<ref>JDW: Iran adds Ashura to missile line-up November 26, 2007</ref> the Ashoura represents a major breakthrough in Iranian missile technology. It is the first two-stage MRBM using solid-fueled rocket motors instead of the existing liquid-fueled technology used on the Shahab. This would dramatically reduce the setup and deployment time for the missile and hence, shorten the amount of warning time for the enemy. Jane's noted that while the development parallels Pakistan's Shaheen-II MRBM there is no evidence to suggest there had been any prior technology exchange or with its other known technology partners such as North Korea or China.

====Sejjil==== {{main|Sejjil}}

[[File:Sejil 2 and qiam at tehran exhibition 2012.jpg|thumb|Sejjil-2 (right) and Qiam (left) missiles]] The new two-stage solid-fuel missile has a range of nearly {{convert|2,500|km|mi|abbr=on}}, it was tested in November 2008. An improved version, the Sejjil-2, was tested in May 2009. Improvements include better navigation system, better targeting system, more payload, longer range, faster lift-off, longer storage time, quicker launch, and lower detection possibilities.

====Simorgh==== US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told the Senate Armed Services Committee in February 2014 that Iran was expected to test "a missile system that could potentially have ICBM-class range", a possible reference to the Simorgh satellite launch vehicle (SLV) on which Iran is working.<ref name="binnie0214"/>

====Emad==== {{main|Emad (missile)}}

thumb|Emad missile On October 10, 2015, Iran launched a new missile, the Emad. The Emad is capable of delivering a nuclear weapon and has a range of 1,700&nbsp;km (c. 1,000 miles), enough to reach all of Israel and Saudi Arabia. It is considered to represent a great advance in accuracy, with a guidance and control system in its nose cone that functions during reentry into the atmosphere.<ref>{{cite news|title=Iran tests new precision-guided ballistic missile|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-military-missiles-idUSKCN0S505L20151011|work=Reuters|date=Oct 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011190415/https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/11/us-iran-military-missiles-idUSKCN0S505L20151011|archive-date=October 11, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

As a consequence of Iran's nuclear deal (JCPOA), on 20 July 2015 the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 was endorsed,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/un-documents/iran/|title=UN Documents for Iran|website=www.securitycouncilreport.org|access-date=2016-04-19|archive-date=2016-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427040254/http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/un-documents/iran/|url-status=live}}</ref> replacing the Resolution 1929, which "''called upon''" Iran "''not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons''".<ref>{{Cite journal|author=United Nations Security Council|date=20 July 2015|title=Resolution 2231|url=http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D/s_res_2231.pdf|journal=UN Security Council Online Archives - 7488th Meeting|id=UN S/RES/2231|access-date=19 April 2016|archive-date=2 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202175733/http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D/s_res_2231.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> It has been argued that the language is not a legal prohibition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-03-29/us-looks-to-sidestep-united-nations-on-iran-missiles-sanctions|title=U.S. Looks to Sidestep U.N. on New Iran Sanctions|date=2016-03-29|website=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=2016-04-19|archive-date=2024-05-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521062030/https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-03-29/us-looks-to-sidestep-united-nations-on-iran-missiles-sanctions|url-status=live}}</ref> The U.S. ambassador to the UN Samantha Power said that the Emad missile was inherently capable of delivering a nuclear warhead which is therefore a violation. However, Vitaly Churkin, Russia's ambassador disputed this interpretation: "a call is different from a ban, so legally you cannot violate a call, you can comply with a call or you can ignore the call, but you cannot violate a call".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-missiles-un-idUSKCN0WG1NG|title=U.S. vows to push for U.N. action on Iran despite Russian opposition|date=2016-03-14|publisher=Reuters|access-date=2016-04-19|archive-date=2016-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412204044/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-missiles-un-idUSKCN0WG1NG|url-status=live}}</ref>

Iran's foreign minister, Javad Zarif, responded by saying that since Iran does not possess nuclear weapons nor does it ever intends in having one, it does not design its missiles (Emad) to be capable of carrying something it does not have.<ref>{{Citation|work=ANU TV|title=Resolving crisis in the Middle East: an Iranian perspective|date=2016-03-15|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8y9-VjXnBE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/A8y9-VjXnBE |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2016-04-19}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Nevertheless, the testing of the Emad missile took place before the adoption of the Resolution 2231. The US, France, Britain, Germany, Sweden, Turkey, and Australia asked the UN Security Council to investigate and take appropriate action.<ref>{{cite news|title=US, France ask UN to take action against Iran|url=http://www.thestatesman.com/news/world/us-france-ask-un-to-take-action-against-iran/98581.html|work=The Statesman|date=Oct 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023192903/http://www.thestatesman.com/news/world/us-france-ask-un-to-take-action-against-iran/98581.html|archive-date=October 23, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Khorramshahr==== {{main|Khorramshahr (missile)}}

[[File:Khorramshahr_Missile.jpg|thumb|A Khorramshahr missile]] The '''Khorramshahr''' ({{langx|fa|خرمشهر}}), named after the city of Khorramshahr in Iran, is a medium-range ballistic missile that was tested by Iran in January 2017. With a range between 1,000 and 2,000&nbsp;km, it can carry a 1,800&nbsp;kg warhead<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/23/middleeast/iran-ballistic-missile-test/index.html|title=Iran tests new ballistic missile hours after showing it off|author1=Hilary Clarke |author2=Shirzad Bozorgmehr|work=CNN|access-date=2017-09-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/09/iran-tests-ballistic-missile-state-media-170923061653678.html|title=Iran tests new ballistic missile: state media|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=2017-09-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-military-missiles/iran-successfully-tested-new-ballistic-missile-state-media-idUSKCN1BY07B|title=Iran tests new missile after U.S. criticizes arms program|date=2017-09-23|work=Reuters|access-date=2017-09-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iran-tests-new-ballistic-missile-state-media-reports-n804091|title=Iran tests new ballistic missile: state media|work=NBC News|access-date=2017-09-27|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/09/23/Iran-conducts-successful-test-of-Khorramshahr-ballistic-missile/6931506170457/|title=Iran conducts successful test of Khorramshahr ballistic missile|work=UPI|access-date=2017-09-27|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/23/iran-tests-new-ballistic-missile.html|title=Iran successfully tested a new ballistic missile, state media reports|date=2017-09-23|work=CNBC|access-date=2017-09-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/22/552942917/iran-shows-off-new-ballistic-missile-at-military-parade|title=Iran Shows Off New Ballistic Missile At Military Parade|work=NPR.org|access-date=2017-09-27|language=en}}</ref> and is 13 m in length.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/733357/%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B6%DB%8C%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%AE%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%81%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B4%DA%A9-%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1|title=توضیحاتی درباره مشخصات فنی موشک خرمشهر|work=TABNAK|date=25 September 2017 |language=fa-IR|access-date=2017-09-28}}</ref>

====Hoveyzeh==== {{Main|Hoveyzeh (Cruise Missile)}}

thumb|A Hoveyzeh cruise missile The Hoveyzeh Cruise Missile is an all-weather, surface-to-surface cruise missile.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-unveils-new-cruise-missile-on-40th-anniversary-of-revolution/|title=Times of Israel article titled: "Iran says new cruise missile successfully fired on revolution's 40th anniversary"|author=Toi Staff|date=February 2, 2019|website=Times of Israel|access-date=May 27, 2019|archive-date=June 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608131631/https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-unveils-new-cruise-missile-on-40th-anniversary-of-revolution/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/432567/Iran-unveils-long-range-Hoveyzeh-cruise-missile|title=Iran unveils long-range Hoveyzeh cruise missile|date=February 2, 2019|website=Tehran Times|access-date=May 27, 2019|archive-date=June 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604005441/https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/432567/Iran-unveils-long-range-Hoveyzeh-cruise-missile|url-status=live}}</ref> The Hoveyzeh is from the Soumar family of cruise missiles.<ref name="rt">{{Cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1081452/world-war-3-iran-news-israel-us-missile-iranian-revolution-1979|title=World War 3: Furious Iran taunts US with new cruise missile vowing to 'respond to threats'|last=Scarsi|first=Alice|date=February 3, 2019|website=Express UK|access-date=May 27, 2019|archive-date=November 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110153154/https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1081452/world-war-3-iran-news-israel-us-missile-iranian-revolution-1979|url-status=live}}</ref> The missile was unveiled and put on display on February 2, 2019, at an exhibition of defense achievements in Tehran during commemorations of the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} The surface-to-surface cruise missile is capable of low altitude flight and has a range of {{cvt|1350|km}},<ref name="rt"/> a maximum range has not yet been given.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

It has the ability to strike ground targets with high precision and accuracy. Its motor utilizes a turbojet, it releases low heat signatures and the missile is equipped to deal with the most sophisticated types of electronic warfare.<ref name="rt"/><ref name="cm">{{Cite news|url=https://www.debka.com/neither-israel-or-us-has-the-capacity-to-counter-irans-new-cruise-missile/|title=Neither Israel nor US has the capacity to counter Iran's new cruise missile|last=Shalem|first=Diane|date=February 2, 2019|website=DEBKAfile|access-date=May 27, 2019|archive-date=May 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512214232/https://www.debka.com/neither-israel-or-us-has-the-capacity-to-counter-irans-new-cruise-missile/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Discussing the capabilities of the missile, the Israeli military intelligence website DEBKAfile states that there is "no military force in the world has so far found an effective means of intercepting cruise missiles before they strike, unless they are short range". The missile is essentially immune to any sort of radar and missile defense systems.<ref name="cm"/>

====Dezful==== {{main|Dezful (missile)}}

alt=Dezful Missile|thumb|Dezful missiles on a truck '''Dezful''' ({{langx|fa|دزفول}}) is a medium range ballistic missile (MRBM) developed by Iran and unveiled in February 2019 in an underground missile factory.<ref name="AP">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/02/07/world/middleeast/ap-ml-iran-missile.html|title=Report: Iran Inaugurates Medium-Range Ballistic Missile|agency=Associated Press|date=2019-02-07|work=New York Times|access-date=2019-02-08|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209130328/https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/02/07/world/middleeast/ap-ml-iran-missile.html|archive-date=2019-02-09}}</ref> The Iranian armed forces said that the missile has a range of over 1,000 kilometers (620 miles).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lexpress.fr/actualites/1/monde/l-iran-devoile-un-nouveau-missile-de-croisiere-d-une-portee-de-1-000-km_2061298.html|title=L'Iran dévoile un nouveau missile de croisière d'une portée de 1.000 km|date=2019-02-07|website=LExpress.fr|language=fr|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref><ref name="AP"/> It carries a 600 or 700 kg warhead and has a CEP (circular error of probability) of 5 meters. The missile can attain the speed of Mach 7 (8,643 km/h).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dezful Short-Range Ballistic Missile {{!}} MilitaryToday.com |url=https://www.militarytoday.com/missiles/dezful.htm |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=www.militarytoday.com}}</ref> Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said this is an upgrade on the older Zolfaghar model, that had a range of 700 kilometers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thedefensepost.com/2019/02/07/iran-defzul-ballistic-missile/|title=Iran unveils new Dezful ballistic missile|date=2019-02-07|website=The Defense Post|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-08|quote=The surface-to-surface missile – called Dezful – is an upgrade on the older Zolfaghar model that had a range of 700 km (435 miles), aerospace commander Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said.}}</ref>

====Raad-500==== {{main|Raad-500 (missile)}}

thumb|National Aerospace Park opening ceremony '''Raad-500 missile''' is an Iranian SRBM<ref>[https://www.mashreghnews.ir/news/1039738/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AC%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B4%DA%A9-%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87Film -- missile Raad-500] mashreghnews.ir</ref>/Tactical ballistic missile<ref>{{cite web|url=https://defense-update.com/20200209_raad500.html|title=Iran Unveils Raad-500-A New Tactical Ballistic Missile|website=Defense Update|first=Tamir|last=Eshel|date=9 February 2020 |archive-date=12 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512040319/https://defense-update.com/20200209_raad500.html}}</ref> which is equipped with a progressive composite engine that is dubbed as "Zohair (Persian: زهیر)". Raad-500 means "Thunder 500", and it was designed by halving the weight of the previous Iranian missile (Fateh-110) whose body was made from metal; whereas the range of this new Iranian ballistic missile increased two hundred kilometers more than Fateh-110),<ref>[https://en.isna.ir/news/98112014837/Iran-unveils-Raad-500-missile Iran unveils "Raad 500" missile] en.isna.ir</ref> and its final range is 500 kilometers.<ref>[https://www.khabarfoori.com/detail/1674025/4-%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%98%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D9%85%D9%87%D9%85%E2%80%8C-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B4%DA%A9-%D8%AC%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%AF-500%D8%9B-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B3-%D8%AC%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%AF%D8%B4%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF-+-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85 Four important traits of the new missile of "Raad 500"] khabarfoori.com</ref>

====Haj Qasem==== {{main|Haj Qasem (missile)}}

'''Martyr Haj Qasem''' ({{langx|fa|موشک بالستیک شهید حاج قاسم}}) is an Iranian ballistic missile which was unveiled in August 2020. It is named after the Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, who was assassinated by the US in January 2020.<ref name="Farsi12">{{cite web |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200820-iran-unveils-missiles-with-increased-range |title=Iran unveils missiles with increased range |date=20 August 2020 |website=france24.com}}</ref>

Haj-Qasem's range is claimed by the Iranian military to be {{convert|1400|km|mi}} with a claimed warhead weight of {{convert|500|kg|lb}}.<ref>{{Cite web|work=Mizan Online News |date=May 11, 2021 |script-title=fa:موشک حاج قاسم؛ شکارچی اهداف محافظت شده با سطوح بُتنی|url=https://www.mizan.news/fa/news/723809|access-date=2022-01-27|language=fa}}</ref>

==== Qassem Bassir ==== {{Main article|Qassem Bassir}}

The Qassem Bassir missile is an Iranian medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) unveiled in May 2025. With a solid-fueled, two-stage system, it is presented as an improved variant of Iran's Haj Qassem series, named after Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani. Iranian officials state the Qassem Bassir has a range of about 1,200 km, and features enhanced guidance and countermeasure resistance. Iran claims the Qassem Bassir missile can penetrate advanced missile defenses, and can strike selected targets (e.g. runways, aircraft hangars) with "pinpoint" accuracy without GPS, though western analysts have cast doubt on these claims which are likely tinted with internal propaganda.

====Missile Magazine System==== {{main|Missile Magazine System}}

=== Fattah === On 10 November 2022, during the 11th anniversary of the death of Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, known as the "father of Iranian missiles", Iran announced it has built an advanced hypersonic ballistic missile calling it a "major generational leap". Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, IRGC-ASF commander, said the missile has a high velocity and can maneuver below and above the Earth's atmosphere. He said "it can breach all the systems of anti-missile defence" and added that he believed it would take decades before a system capable of intercepting it is developed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IRGC Develops Hypersonic Ballistic Missile Beating Advanced Air Defense Systems - Politics news |url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2022/11/10/2801948/irgc-develops-hypersonic-ballistic-missile-beating-advanced-air-defense-systems |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=Tasnim News Agency |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129015500/https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2022/11/10/2801948/irgc-develops-hypersonic-ballistic-missile-beating-advanced-air-defense-systems |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-10 |title=خبرگزاری فارس - سردار حاجی‌زاده:‌ ایران موشک جدید بالستیک هایپرسونیک ساخت/ قابلیت عبور از همه سامانه‌های سپر موشکی |url=https://www.farsnews.ir/news/14010819000161/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AC%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87-%E2%80%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B4%DA%A9-%D8%AC%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=خبرگزاری فارس |archive-date=2023-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004092631/https://www.farsnews.ir/news/14010819000161/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AC%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87-%E2%80%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B4%DA%A9-%D8%AC%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-10 |title=Iran says it has built hypersonic ballistic missile -Tasnim |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-says-it-has-built-hypersonic-ballistic-missile-tasnim-2022-11-10/ |access-date=2022-11-10 |archive-date=2023-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912201730/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-says-it-has-built-hypersonic-ballistic-missile-tasnim-2022-11-10/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-10 |title=Iran says it has developed hypersonic missile |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221110-iran-says-it-has-developed-hypersonic-missile |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=France 24 |language=en |archive-date=2023-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004092328/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221110-iran-says-it-has-developed-hypersonic-missile |url-status=live }}</ref> He said it can breach the most advanced and significant missile defense systems in the world, and can also target them.<ref>{{cite news |title=سردار حاجی‌زاده: موشک هایپرسونیک سپاه به زودی رونمایی می‌شود |url=https://www.farsnews.ir/news/14010820000355/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AC%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B4%DA%A9-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D9%85%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%AF |access-date=13 November 2022 |agency=Fars News Agency |date=11 November 2022 |language=FA |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114034039/https://www.farsnews.ir/news/14010820000355/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AC%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B4%DA%A9-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D9%85%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%AF |url-status=live }}</ref> The next day he stated that the tests have been made and that the missile will be unveiled in an appropriate time.<ref>{{Cite news |title=موشک هایپرسونیک سپاه رونمایی می‌شود- اخبار نظامی {{!}} دفاعی {{!}} امنیتی - اخبار سیاسی تسنیم {{!}} Tasnim |url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1401/08/20/2802408/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B4%DA%A9-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%AF |access-date=2022-11-14 |newspaper=خبرگزاری تسنیم {{pipe}} Tasnim |language=fa |archive-date=2023-04-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422041741/https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1401/08/20/2802408/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B4%DA%A9-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%AF |url-status=live }}</ref> The missile was unveiled on 6 June 2023 with the name "Fattah".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Motamedi |first=Maziar |title=Fattah: Iran unveils its first hypersonic missile |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/6/fattah-iran-unveils-its-first-hypersonic-missile |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en |archive-date=2023-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606223808/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/6/fattah-iran-unveils-its-first-hypersonic-missile |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Anti-aircraft forces== thumb|3rd Khordad transporter erector launcher

===Surface-to-air missiles=== IRGC Aerospace Force is known to operate the following air defense equipment: ;Medium-range *Raad/3rd Khordad<ref name="IISS2020" /> *Talash/15th Khordad<ref name="IISS2020"/> ;Point-defence *Misagh-1 (QW-1 Vanguard)<ref name="IISS2020"/> *Misagh-2 (QW-18)<ref name="IISS2020"/>

==Space Command== {{Main|Qased (rocket)|Qaem 100 (rocket)|Noor (satellite)}}

[[File:Qased SLV first launch 02.jpg|thumb|The first launch of the Qased SLV]] The IRGC Aerospace Force has been running its own space program, and on 22 April 2020, it made existence of its own 'Space Command' public.<ref name="Melman"/><ref name="sl">{{citation|url=https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/iran-unveils-military-space-command-new-details-on-satellite-launch/|title=Iran Unveils Military Space Command, New Details on Satellite Launch|work=Spacewatch Global|date=22 April 2020|access-date=23 August 2020|archive-date=18 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418152949/https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/iran-unveils-military-space-command-new-details-on-satellite-launch/|url-status=live}}</ref> On that date it successfully launched its first military satellite, the Noor, into orbit.<ref>{{cite web |title=US assesses Iran successfully launched a military satellite for the first time |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/22/politics/iran-military-satellite-launch/index.html |website=CNN |date=22 April 2020 |access-date=23 April 2020 |archive-date=23 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423000426/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/22/politics/iran-military-satellite-launch/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This was acknowledged by Western experts, and marked joining the club of about a dozen countries to have carried out such a project.<ref name="Melman">{{citation|first=Yossi|last=Melman|title=Iran Puts First Spy Satellite in Orbit. Here's Why Israel Should Worry|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2020-04-27/ty-article/.premium/iran-successfully-military-spy-satellite-israel-should-worry-revolutionary-guard-corps/0000017f-e9a2-dc91-a17f-fdaf3a630000|work=Haaretz|date=27 April 2020|access-date=27 April 2020|archive-date=21 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521062027/https://widgets.outbrain.com/nanoWidget/externals/topics/topics.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.haaretz.com|url-status=live}}</ref>

The United States Space Force's chief of space operations, General John W. Raymond, said it was unlikely that Iran's Noor satellite provided any information of value, describing it as "a tumbling webcam in space".<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-military-satellite-us-space-force-commander-tumbling-webcam|title = Iran's military satellite a 'tumbling webcam in space,' Space Force commander says|website = Fox News|date = 26 April 2020|access-date = 25 August 2020|archive-date = 1 August 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200801110831/https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-military-satellite-us-space-force-commander-tumbling-webcam|url-status = live}}</ref> However, an Israeli security source told Haaretz that the satellite is "indeed an important accomplishment for the Iranian space program in general and its military in particular".<ref name="Melman"/> Uzi Rubin commented that he "wouldn't be surprised" if an Iranian system of operational military space assets was soon operational.<ref name="Melman"/>

In July 2020, the Aerospace Force said that it had received detailed images of Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, where United States Central Command's forward headquarters is hosted, captured by the satellite.<ref>{{citation|first=David|last=Brennan|url=https://www.newsweek.com/iran-uses-first-military-satellite-map-publish-us-base-qatar-1521566|title=Iran Uses First Military Satellite to Map, Publish U.S. Base in Qatar|date=30 July 2020|work=Newsweek|access-date=30 July 2020|archive-date=30 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730115653/https://www.newsweek.com/iran-uses-first-military-satellite-map-publish-us-base-qatar-1521566|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2022, a second launch of the Qased launch vehicle from the shahroud space center put the Noor-2 military reconnaissance satellite into orbit.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-03-08 |title=Iran puts second military satellite into orbit - Tasnim |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-revolutionary-guards-put-noor-2-satellite-orbit-tasnim-2022-03-08/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |archive-date=2023-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004092355/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-revolutionary-guards-put-noor-2-satellite-orbit-tasnim-2022-03-08/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Commander of the Space Command, Brigadier General Ali Jafarabadi, has stated that the reconnaissance satellite is part of a larger project that will include satellites with communication and navigation capabilities, in addition to reconnaissance.<ref>{{citation|url=https://en.radiofarda.com/a/space-force-commander-says-iran-s-military-satellite-launches-will-continue/30573116.html|title=Space Force Commander Says Iran's Military Satellite Launches Will Continue|date=23 April 2020|work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|access-date=23 August 2020|archive-date=21 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521062030/https://en.radiofarda.com/a/space-force-commander-says-iran-s-military-satellite-launches-will-continue/30573116.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2022, the IRGC conducted a successful suborbital test launch of the newly unveiled Qaem-100 launch vehicle.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IRGC Launches Satellite Carrier into Space - Politics news |url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2022/11/05/2799456/irgc-launches-satellite-carrier-into-space |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Tasnim News Agency |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105203716/https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2022/11/05/2799456/irgc-launches-satellite-carrier-into-space |url-status=live }}</ref>

In September 2023, Noor-3, also called Najm, was launched on a Qassed launcher to a 450 kilometer orbit. It weighs 24&nbsp;kg, with a camera image resolution of 6 to 4.8 meters.<ref>{{Cite news|title= Breaking the News|url= https://www.breakingthenews.net/news/details/60710491|access-date= 2023-10-23|archive-date= 2024-05-21|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240521062021/https://www.breakingthenews.net/news/details/60710491|url-status= live}}</ref>

In January 2024, the Qaem 100 launch vehicle successfully performed its first orbital launch, placing the Soraya satellite into a 750&nbsp;km orbit, setting a new altitude record for Iran.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-20 |title=Iran successfully launches Sorayya satellite into orbit |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/493968/Iran-successfully-launches-Sorayya-satellite-into-orbit |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Tehran Times |language=en |archive-date=2024-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122010324/https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/493968/Iran-successfully-launches-Sorayya-satellite-into-orbit |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jonathan |first=McDowell |date=2024-01-20 |title=LAUNCH at around 0630 UTC Jan 20 (plus or minus a few minutes) of an IRGC Qaem-100 launch vehicle from Shahroud, Iran, placing the Suraya satellite (and the Qaem-100 third stage) in a 744 x 760 km x 64.5 deg orbit. |url=https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1748736907394076732}}</ref>

==Organization== {{IRGC}} Its personnel size is unknown according to the Congressional Research Service,<ref>{{citation|author=Kenneth Katzman|url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/R44017.pdf|title=Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies|work=Congressional Research Service|publisher=Federation of American Scientists|date=6 February 2017|access-date=1 March 2017|page=24|archive-date=8 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308055250/https://fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/R44017.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> while International Institute of Strategic Studies estimated that the military branch had 15,000 sworn members as of 2020.<ref name="IISS2020">{{cite book|author=The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS)|title=The Military Balance 2020|year=2020|publisher=Routledge|chapter=Middle East and North Africa|volume=120|number=1|isbn=978-0-367-46639-8|doi=10.1080/04597222.2020.1707968|pages=348–352|s2cid=219624897}}</ref>

==Commanders== {{Officeholder table start | showorder = y | showimage = y | image_title = Portrait | officeholder_title = Commander | showtermlenght = y | showparty = n | showref = y }} {{Officeholder table | order = 1 | image = | military_rank = | officeholder = Mousa Refan | officeholder_sort = Refan, Mousa | born_year = 1958 | died_year = | term_start = 17 September 1985 | term_end = 24 April 1990 | timeinoffice = {{Age in years|1985|24 April 1990}} years | ref = – }} {{Officeholder table | order = 2 | image = Sergey Shoigu with Hossein Dehghan (2016-02-16) 03 (cropped).jpg | military_rank = Brigadier general | officeholder = Hossein Dehghan | officeholder_sort = Dehghan, Hossein | born_year = 1957 | died_year = | term_start = 24 April 1990 | term_end = 18 January 1992 | timeinoffice = {{Age in years and days|24 April 1990|18 January 1992}} | ref = – }} {{Officeholder table | order = 3 | image = | military_rank = Brigadier general | officeholder = Mohammad Hossein Jalali | officeholder_sort = Jalali, Mohammad Hossein | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = 18 January 1992 | term_end = 30 October 1997 | timeinoffice = {{Age in years and days|18 January 1992|30 October 1997}} | ref = – }} {{Officeholder table | order = 4 | image = Amin University graduation ceremony 01 (cropped).jpg | military_rank = Brigadier general | officeholder = Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf | officeholder_sort = Ghalibaf, Mohammad Bagher | born_year = 1961 | died_year = | term_start = 30 October 1997 | term_end = 28 June 2000 | timeinoffice = {{Age in years and days|30 October 1997|28 June 2000}} | ref = – }} {{Officeholder table | order = 5 | image = Ahmad Kazemi (1).jpg | military_rank = Brigadier general | officeholder = Ahmad Kazemi | officeholder_sort = Kazemi, Ahmad | born_year = 1958 | died_year = 2006 | term_start = 28 June 2000 | term_end = 25 August 2005 | timeinoffice = {{Age in years and days|28 June 2000|25 August 2005}} | ref = – }} {{Officeholder table | order = 6 | image = آغاز عمليات نيروی زمينی سپاه در دومين مرحله رزمايش پيامبر اعظم (ص) (4).jpg | military_rank = Brigadier general | officeholder = Mohammad Reza Zahedi | officeholder_sort = Zahedi, Mohammad Reza | born_year = 1960 | died_year = 2024 | term_start = 25 August 2005 | term_end = 21 January 2006 | timeinoffice = {{Age in years and days|25 August 2005|21 January 2006}} | ref = – }} {{Officeholder table | order = 7 | image = Hossein Salami 2019.jpg | military_rank = Brigadier general | officeholder = Hossein Salami | officeholder_sort = Salami, Hossein | born_year = 1960 | died_year = 2025 | term_start = 21 January 2006 | term_end = 4 October 2009 | timeinoffice = {{Age in years and days|21 January 2006|4 October 2009}} | ref = – }} {{Officeholder table | order = 8 | image = Sardar Amirali Hajizade by Tasnimnews (1).jpg | military_rank = Brigadier general | officeholder = Amir Ali Hajizadeh | officeholder_sort = Hajizadeh, Amir Ali | born_year = 1962 | died_year = 2025 | died = y | term_start = 4 October 2009 | term_end = 13 June 2025 | timeinoffice = {{Age in years and days|4 October 2009 |13 June 2025}} | ref = <ref>{{Cite news|title=IDF confirms IRGC air force chief, top echelon killed in Israeli strike|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-confirms-irgc-air-force-chief-top-echelon-killed-in-israeli-strike/|access-date=2025-06-13|website=Times of Israel}}</ref> }} {{Officeholder table | order = 9 | image = Sayyed Hosein Majid Mousavi Eftekhari.jpg | military_rank = Brigadier general | officeholder = Majid Mousavi | officeholder_sort = Mousavi, Majid | born_year = | term_start = 14 June 2025 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|2025|06|14}} | ref = <ref name="Mousavi">{{Cite news|title=Khamenei names Majid Mousavi as new IRGC aerospace chief after predecessor killed in Israeli strike|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/khamenei-names-majid-mousavi-as-new-irgc-aerospace-chief-after-predecessor-killed-in-israeli-strike/|access-date=2025-06-14|website=Times of Israel}}</ref> }} {{Officeholder table end}}

== See also == {{Portal|Iran|Aviation|Spaceflight}} * List of air forces * List of space forces * Iran's ballistic missiles program {{clear}}

==References== {{reflist}}

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