Artesh - Islamic Republic Of Iran Army

The Islamic Republic of Iran Army is the ground force of the Military of Islamic Republic of Iran. In Iran, it is also called Artesh, (ارتش) which is Persian for "army." As of 2007, the regular Iranian Army was estimated to have 465,000 personnel (235,000 conscripts and 230,000 professionals) plus around 350,000 reservists for a total of 815,000 soldiers according to the CSIS. Conscripts serve for 18 months and have professional military training.

Iran has two parallel land forces with some integration at the command level: the regular Artesh (Army), and the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution, also known as the Pasdaran (IRGC).

In 2008, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad proclaimed that Iran was the most powerful nation in the world. Let's take a closer look of Iran military force. Iran's Military Might: Land, Air, Sea

Shot a Missile in the Air ...

Iranian marines atop a military speedboat during the Army Day parade in Tehran on March 18, 2009.

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When They Were Young - World Leaders

The presidents, prime ministers and chancellors of this world were just like you and me. They went to school, college, they worked, they played. Some of them were cool too.

Vladimir Putin -  President of the Russian Federation and Prime Minister of Russia

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -  President of the Islamic Republic of Iran

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