Is this the Iran YOU know?

Before you go on, please watch these short videos or even just take a peak. I didnt make them, i did not 100% write the following information (wikipedia but edited).

Iran Army Modern Day


Iran before Islamic Revolution




Some things are a bit exaggerated on that video, do not thing that there are daily executions in Iran just for women. Or if you say "Islam is bad", they will hang you. Its not like that. The guy who made these videos was very VERY VERY Pro-Shah, and just draws from the bad modern day Iran things and good Shah era things. I agree with some things, public debt for example. But, Iran went through 8 years of war, so there is definitely some difficulties coming back from a war that killed millions of people and took 500billion dollars.















In the 6th century BC Cyrus the Great founded the Persian Empire, which was destroyed in 330 BC by Alexander the Great. In succeeding centuries, Persia was invaded by the Parthians, the Arabs, the Mongols and various Turkish dynasties.
After the Arab conquest in the middle of the 7th century, the ancient Persian religion of Zoroastrianism gave way to Islam.

Persia continued to be overrun by foreign powers for another thousand years. The Seljuk Turks arrived in the 11th century, followed by the Mongols under Genghis Khan and his grandson Hulagu Khan in the 13th century and Tamerlane (Timur) in the 14th century. Another Turkish dynasty, the Safavids, took control in the 16th century, only to be ousted by yet another Turkish tribe, the Qajar, in the 18th century.
The Safavids belonged to a Sufi religious order and made Shiite Islam the official religion of Iran, undertaking a major conversion campaign of Iranian Muslims. The Safavid dynasty reached its height during the reign of Shah Abbas 1st (1587-I629). It was during his reign that Persia once again came to be known in Europe as a superpower, because it was the greatest opponent of the Ottomans, and their wars saved Europe, the Ottomans being too occupied on the east fighting Iran to make headway in the west.

In 18th-19th centuries Iran fall under the increasing pressure of European nations, particularly the Russian Empire and the Great Britain. The discovery of oil in early 1900s intensified the rivalry of the Great Britain and Russia for power over the nation. After the World War 1st Iran was admitted to the League of Nations as an original member.
In 1921 Reza Khan, an army officer, established a military dictatorship. He was subsequently elected hereditary Shah, thus ending the Qajar dynasty and founding the new Pahlavi dynasty.

In 1963 Iran's most important religious nation-wide uprising led by Ayatollah Khomeini, took place in protest to the so-called White Revolution.

In 70's, Iran had a lot of border disputes with neighboring country, Iraq. The Shah spent record abouts of money on defense spendings and soon became the strongest and richest country in the region. Which opens up questions. For someone like me, I was born in the shitty Iran. After 8 years of war and 500billions US$ spent on the Iraq-Iran War, Iran was literally fucked. I think that Iran would have been much better under the rule of the Shah. By the late 1980's, the Shah predicted that Iran would be one of the top 10 richest countries in the world. Surpassing MOST European countries, becoming the fifth-largest and best equip Air Force in the world. However, gay-Muslim extremist took over the country and anal-fucked it. There are still billions of dollars that are debts to the Iranian government. With that money Iran could improve shit loads.

After the victory of the Islamic Revolution of 1979 the shah was overthrown and Iran, officially renamed the Islamic Republic of Iran, became a theocratic state. The Constitution of 1979 designated Ayatollah Khomeini as the pious jurist or faqih (the policy guide and ultimate decision-maker). April 1, 1979 became the Islamic Republic Day.


Iran Today




Milad Tower is the tallest tower in Iran. Built in between the Shahrak-e Gharb and Gisha districts of Tehran, it stands 435 m (1,427 ft) high from base to tip of the antenna. The head consists of a large pod with 12 floors, the roof of which is at 315 m (1,033 ft). Below this is a staircase and elevators to reach the area. Milad Tower is the sixth tallest tower in the world


Niavarān Palace Complex is a historical complex situated in the northern part of Tehran, Iran. It consists of several buildings and a museum. The Sahebqraniyeh Palace, from the time of Naser al-Din Shah of Qajar dynasty, is also inside this complex. The main Niavaran Palace, completed in 1968, was the primary residence of the last Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the Imperial family until the Iranian Revolution. The main palace was designed by the Iranian architect Mohsen Foroughi.


The Saadabad Palace is a palace built by the Pahlavi dynasty of Iran in the Shemiran area of Tehran.
The complex was first inhabited by Qajar monarchs and royal family in the 19th century. After an expansion of the compounds, Reza Shah lived there in the 1920s. And his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi moved there in the 1970s. After the Iranian Revolution, the complex became a museum. However, the current presidential palace is located adjacent to the Sa'd Abad compound.


The International Tehran Tower is a 54-story building in Tehran, Iran. It is the tallest residential building in Iran.
The Tehran International Tower is architecturally designed similar to Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada,USA.






The Azadi Tower, is located in Tehran, the capital of Iran, and marks the entrance to the city.


Modern high rise developments in Tehran demonstrate the architectural progress being made in this great city and particular areas of bland housing demonstrate the speed at which this progress was made within some places




Kish is a 91.5-square-kilometre (35.3 sq mi) resort island in the Persian Gulf. It is part of the Hormozgān Province of Iran. Due to its free trade zone status it is touted as a consumer's paradise, with numerous malls, shopping centres, tourist attractions, and resort hotels. It has an estimated population of 20,000 residents and about 1 million people visit the island annually. Kish Island was ranked among the world’s 10 most beautiful islands by The New York Times in 2010, and is the fourth most visited vacation destination in the Middle East after Dubai, U.A.E, and Sharm el-Sheikh. Foreign nationals wishing to enter Kish Free Zone from legal ports are not required to obtain visas prior to travel






During World War II, when the Allies occupied (1941) Iran, British and Soviet troops entered Tehran's suburbs. The city was the site of the Tehran Conference (1943), which brought together President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill, and Premier Stalin, for the first time.


Iranian Crown Jewels


The Iranian Crown Jewels includse several elaborate crowns and decorative thrones, thirty tiaras, and numerous aigrettes, a dozen bejewelled swords and shields, a vast number of unset precious gems, numerous plates and other dining services cast in precious metals and encrusted with gems, and several other more unusual items (such as a gemstone globe) collected by the Iranian monarchy during its 2,500-year existence. The collection is kept at "The Treasury of National Jewels" which is its official name, but goes by the street name of "Jewelry Museum". It is situated inside Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Tehran's Ferdowsi Avenue. The Imperial crown jewels of Iran is the largest jewelry collection in the world.

The majority of the items now in the collection were acquired by the Safavid dynasty, which ruled Iran from 1502 to 1736 AD. Afghans invaded Iran in 1719 and sacked the then capital of Isfahan and took the Iranian crown jewels as plunder. By 1729, however, after an internal struggle of nearly a decade, Nader Shah Afshar successfully drove the Afghans from Iran. In 1738, the Shah launched his own campaign against the Afghan homeland. After taking and raiding the cities of Kandahar and Kabul as well as several principalities in northern India, and sacking Delhi, the victorious Nader Shah returned to Iran with what remained of the plundered crown jewels as well as several other precious objects now found in the Iranian Treasury. These included several heavily jewel-encrusted thrones and numerous diamonds, emeralds, rubies, sapphires, and other precious gemstones. Four of the most prominent acquisitions from this conquest were the Koh-i-Noor and Darya-ye Noor diamonds (both originating from India and still amongst the largest in the world), the Peacock Throne, and the Samarian Spinel.

The Iranian crown jewels are considered so valuable that they are still used as a reserve to back Iranian currency (and have been used this way by several successive governments). In 1937, during the reign of Reza Shah Pahlavi, ownership of the Imperial treasury was transferred to the state. The jewels were placed in the vaults of the National Bank of Iran, where they were used as collateral to strengthen the financial power of the institution and to back the national monetary system. This important economic role is perhaps one reason why these jewels, undeniable symbols of Iran's monarchic past, have been retained by the current Islamic Republic.
























Respect for the Shah


Rosalynn Carter and Jimmy Carter host welcoming ceremony for the state visit of the Shah of Iran and Shahbanou of Iran., 11/15/1977


Jimmy Carter and Shah of Iran inspect the troop during welcoming ceremony for the Shah., 11/15/1977


President Carter waves from Air Force One on his arrival in Tehran, Iran., 12/31/1977


Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, shakes hands with a US Air Force general officer prior to his departure from the United States. November 16, 1977


President Ford and the Shah of Iran., 5/15/1975


President Nixon and the Shah of Iran in the Oval Office , 07/24/1973


Didnt see that coming haters did you?

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Law enforcement in Iran has 60,000 police personnel served under the Ministry of Interior and Justice, including border patrol personnel.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. In 2003, some 400 women became the first female members of the police force since the 1979 Iranian Revolution.

Intensely concerned with matters of internal security in the post-1953 environment, the Shah authorized the development of one of the most extensive systems of law enforcement agencies in the developing world. The secret police organization, SAVAK, gained special notoriety for its excessive zeal in "maintaining" internal security, and to minimize the possibility of any organized coups against the throne.

The Iranian Police force uses the following weaponry:







The Iranian Police force uses the following vehicles and more:





Car: Mercedes Benz E240
Date: 2005 (first pic) & 2003 (second pic)
City: Tehran
Story: Highway Patrol police vehicle.



Car: Mercedes Benz C200
Date: 2003
City: Tehran
Story: City Patrol police vehicle.



Car: Mercedes Benz E240
Date: 2002/2003
City: ???
Story: Special Unit Forces police vehicle.



Car: Toyota Land Cruiser
Date: 2003
City: Tehran
Story: Special Unit police vehicle.



Car: Toyota Hilux
Date: 2003
City: Tehran
Story: Diplomatic police vehicle. In the background are the Albors mountains in northern Tehran. This car is not available in the U.S.A.



















































The Iranian Special Forces and Regular Police members:











































































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Traditionally the smallest of the three Armed Forces of Iran, the Iranian Navy is one of the largest in the Persian Gulf. Designed mainly to secure its own ports and coats, the Navy never saw as much conflict as island nations like England. A large sum of patrol boats, submarines and surface launched anti-ship missiles were purchase in the 1990s to replace the Western ones. Iran’s navy has engaged in naval exercises with Pakistan and India.

Before 1971, the Iranian Navy mostly operated equipment provided by the United States and the United Kingdom. Over the following eight years, the fleet added more modern American and British-made destroyers, frigates and many smaller vessels, including powerboats and hovercraft. In the 1970s, Iran planned to extend its naval reach into the Indian Ocean; but this goal was curtailed by the Islamic Revolution (1979), the Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988), and limited funding ever since.

This has left the navy with a limited ability to project power from the Persian Gulf into the Oman Sea through submarines and larger surface ships. The last Shah of Iran ordered four modern destroyers from the United States, an order that was cancelled after the Shah fell. The ships were instead commissioned in the U.S. Navy as the Kidd class.

After the Islamic Revolution, the United States levied economic, trade and military sanctions on Iran, particularly squeezing the Navy, which had several ships laid up.

Iran Navy uses Bandar-Abbas as the HQ.





In terms of major surface ships, Iran's three destroyers are over 50 years old and are kept in material reserve at Bushehr. The Iranian Navy does not include capital ships; their largest ships are five frigates and three corvettes, all of which are armed with modern anti-ship missiles. Iran has focused on building ‘indigenous’ frigates (which are called Destroyers in Iran, but are really frigates), corvettes and large fast boats, all of which are capable of carrying modern anti-ship missiles.

3/5 Iranian Frigates (Vosper Mark 5) were commissioned over 25 years ago, 3 corvettes were commissioned 30 years ago. The ageing ‘larger’ ships in the Iranian Navy are a very big concern. Iran seems to be investing in smaller patrol ships of defensive capabilities. The Russian built SSK Kilo attack submarines are however one of the few ships able to take the offensive role. The Ghadir, Yugo and Nahang mini-submarine classes, the Qaeem class which is yet to be built, make up the 19 submarines in the Iranian Navy.
The Destroyer Ships of the Iranian Navy include 2 Allen Summer class and 1 Battle class bought from the USA and United Kingdom. Iran’s 3 Frigates, Vesper Mk5 class are British built patrol frigates. 4 were purchased but 1 was lost during the Iran-Iraq war, in Operation Praying Mantis (US led)
Moving on to the best part of the Iranian Navy, the Moudge class frigate. A 100% Iranian built modern Frigate. Equipped with Fajr-27 Naval gun (Otobreda 76mm gun), a rapid fire naval artillery gun capable of firing 84 rds/s in a radius of 17km. The Moudge also holds C-803 anti-ship missiles (a 750kg Iranian copy of a Chinese built missile), 1 x 40 mm AAA, 2 x 20 mm cannons, 4 × SM-1 SAM, 2 x triple 324 mm torpedoes. The first Moudge class ship, Jamaran was launched in 2007, the second is yet to be built. The Moudge class is considered the Navy greatest job. The Jamaran is 100m equipped with S and X band radars, Tactical aviation radar, Radar processor and Fire control systems,Subsurface Sonar and Echo Sounder,Surface and subsurface communication & Internal communication and computer network systems, ECM, ECCM, and navigation systems, Electroptical and stabilizer and synchronizer systems, Alert system against chemical-microbial attacks and doors and aircondition system with impenetrability and ressistance capability during these attacks, Automated navigation system and some other systems.
Iran’s three corvettes, 2 large patrol called Bayandor class and 1 Dutch built Hamzeh. Iran’s navy also includes several smaller ships like; 25 amphibious landing crafts and hovercrafts, 5 mine counter-measure, 2 mine layers, 200+ miscellaneous crafts, 74 Iranian- built attack crafts, 3 submersibles, 14 hovercrafts, 20 North-Korean PTF, 55 US and Iranian built PBF, 8 attack crafts including 5 Chinese Cat-14s. These ships are mostly used for In-Shore patrol.

Iran’s Coastal Patrol includes 92 Bavar class flying boats, 3 Kaivan class and 3 Parvin Class. 10 Houdong missile crafts and 14 French-built Kaman Class missile boats. And finally, Support Ships, including tankers.






To sum up, Iran’s navy is small compared to other branches of the Armed Force. It includes 13,400 Navy men/women, 2600 marine officers, 2000 aviation officers, Totalling to 28,000 personnel (including other things, ministers, cleaners etc). 65 aircrafts, 5 Frigates, 3 Corvetters, 13 Submarines, 24 Fast Attack Crafts, 98 Large Patrol Boats, 100+ missile Boats and 13 Hovercrafts sums up the entire Navy.





The Navy of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution or Revolutionary Guards' Navy consists of 20,000 men and 1,500 boats and fast attack boats separate and in parallel to the regular Navy of Iran






Iran's naval aviation branch is one of the few air elements in any Persian Gulf Navy, and has both fixed-wing aircraft and armed helicopters. It includes over 30 Agusta Bell utility/anti-submatine helicopters, 25 Sea-King and Sea Stallion Sikorsky SH helicopters and 2 Saeqeh HESA Iranian-Built Jet planes.





• Battles during the Iran–Iraq War sank or damaged many ships and smaller craft. The Navy incurred further damage after U.S. forces began escorting Kuwaitioil tankers during Operation Earnest Will (1987–1988). In September 1987, the minelayer Iran Ajr was captured and scuttled during Operation Prime Chance. On 14 April 1988, Iranian mines nearly sank the U.S.S. Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58); four days later, U.S. forces retaliated by sinking the Iranian warshipsJoshan and Sahand and several small armed powerboats in Operation Praying Mantis.

• The Iranian Navy attacked and seized control of a Romanian oil rig in the Persian Gulf on August 22, 2006. Iran took control of the radio room at 7 AM local time. "The Iranians fired at the rig's crane with machine guns," Tăbănescu said. "They are in control now and we can't contact the rig." There were 26 workers onboard





Launching of Ghadir Submarines

The First Iranian Submarine

Conflict over Arab Islands

Iran testing Anti-Ship missiles

Iranian Seals

Naval War Games

Ships enter the Suez Canal

Unveiling of Iranian Frigate Jamaran

Midget Submarines Ghadir

Speed Boats threaten American Warships

Iranian Warships vs American





Battle class destroyer

Summer Class

KILO class Submarine

Vesper Mark (Alvand class frigate)

Moudge class

Bavar Class Sea plane

Parvin fast boat

Thondor Class FAC brought from China. 23mm AAA appears to be a local modification

Launching of Anti-Missile Rockets

Launched Anti-Missile Rockets

Firing the Missiles

Effect of the Missiles

IPS-18 Tir class low-observable torpedo boat

Submersible torpedo boat (Swim North Korean style)

Large patrol boat (refitted Royal yacht) with C-802 SSMs

Kaman

Patrol Boats

Bandar-e-Abbas

Bell helicopter

Sea Stallion

Saeqeh Jet-Plane

Sea King

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The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) is the aviation branch of the Iranian armed forces. The present Air Force came into being in the early 1980s when the former Imperial Iranian Air Force was renamed. The Air Force did not play a significant role in the long Iran-Iraq war, being crippled by purges in its early stages and then being relegated to defensive duties.

The Air Force has attempted with some success to maintain in service the large number of American-built aircraft which Iran acquired during the Shah's regime. The Air Force has turned to purchases of Soviet and Chinese aircraft, as well as pressing ex-Iraqi aircraft into service, and indigenously built aircraft, in order to maintain a capable force.





At least 115 combat aircraft flew to Iran from Iraq during Desert Storm, out of the total of 137-149 aircraft flown to Iran or crashed enroute, including military transports and commerical airliners. According to an official Iraqi statement, the combat aircraft included 24 Mirage F-1s, 4 Su-20 Fitters, 40 Su-22 Fitters, 24 Su-24 Fencers, seven Su-25 Frogfoots, nine Mig-23 Floggers, and four Mig-29 Fulcrums. Reports that Saddam Hussein ordered 20 Tu-22 bombers to Iran appeared unfounded. The reported orders in 1992 for Mig-27, -31, Su-22, and Tu-22M aircraft were either in error or failed to come to fruition as those aircraft types did not subsequently appear in Iranian inventory. In this period close to $2 billion was reportedly spent on foreign weapons systems.

In 1993 it was reported that Russia was to provide Iran with spare parts, armaments, and operating manuals for the Iraqi jets that flew to Iran during the Gulf War. In 1993 it was also reported that China had bought an unknown number of these Mig-29s from Iran, in exchange for Chinese missile technology and a nuclear power station. The two countries had reportedly reached agreement on the exchange in late 1992, with Iran having delivered some of the Mig-29s by the end of 1992.

In 1998 Iraq and Iran had high-level meetings to discuss ending their state of war and other matters, including Iraq's request to have its airplanes returned. Iran denied it had used any of the Iraqi fighter planes. If Iran had kept the Iraqi planes grounded for the entire time, they were probably nonfunctional. It was also possible that the Iranians might not have been able to start the engines or operate the hydraulics. Other reports suggested that some Su-24s were added to Iran's existing inventory, some Su-20/22s were in Revolutionary Guard service. The Iraqi Su-25s, Mig-23s and Mirage F-1s were thought by some to be not in service, due to age, low capability (Mig-23s) or too few numbers (Su-25). Other reports suggested that Iran had overhauled Iraq's fleet of 24 Mirage F-1EQ fighters and placed them into service. By 2000 reports emerged suggesting that Iran had in fact not incorporated the Mig-23 or Su-20/22 aircraft (at least into their regular Air Force), but had taken the Iraqi Su-24MK, Su-25K, and Mirage F-1EQ aircraft into inventory.

On 05 August 2007 Lieutenant-General Kamal al-Barzanji, Iraq's air force commander, said he hoped Iran would return some of the Iraqi warplanes that fled to Iran ahead of the Gulf War in 1991. He conceded that many of them were probably beyond repair.

List of the Planes of the Iranian Air Force:




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Pretty interesting. I've read your article without any breaks. I thought they were a group of long haired beardmans with AK's on them. As you discribed, they're pretty advanced. Looking forward to your next thread about their air force.

Keep up the work!

 

its pretty amazing what oppressing the shit out of your people can buy. very interesting read, thanks for posting.

America would still completely rape them in naval warfare.

 

They're considered terrorists for having a military? If that's the case the U.S. is one of the largest terrorists organizations on the face of the Earth, or wherever you are from.

Interested read OP, I enjoyed it.

 

Very true, I'm actually surprised about this, I had not realized that their navy was that big.

 

Yes i agree..



thankyou so much guys for acutaully reading this man

i have exams so i cant really post much for aweek

ill post some pictures.

sad man, the real terrorists are those that wage war, iran hasnt waged war on a country since the 1700 hundreds or 1600 hundredss...

 

cool nice detail

 

Thank you for this post dude.
I'm half arabic, my father is arabic and he lives in syria for now(Not sure when he comes back)
I am SICK of people calling arabs terrorists.
They act like the WHOLE middle-east is run by terrorists...
It's not, there is such some out there who love to kill others.

So I should start calling ALL black men "drugged-up gangster niggas" because they are black? I see black people who are what I said, but there are some who are not.
Not everyone calls every black man that.

But everyone calls every arab a terrorist.


Good details in your post.

 

nice to help

i agree, 100% with that. although iranians are not arabs, we are still treated just as bad.

if u ask me, islam has destroyed the middle east

i have added random pictures of iran just to keep ppl satisfied

 

This is a very interesting post, I enjoyed reading through it. I am assuming you are, however I am still going to ask: Are you Iranian and do you live in Iran?

On another note, I really do not known hardly anything about Iran. I learned about some history about Iran from 50-late 80s but that is about it. It was very vague too. In my head I never really imagined it having some of the places shown in your pictures. It is actually quite beautiful.

I don't really agree with a lot of their culture, but I must say that it was interesting reading about their navy regardless. The pictures were nice as well.

 

HEY THANKS MAN.
yer iran is excatly like that, not everwere but most places.


i do not live in iran, i moved out 8years ago..

one thing u should notice, iran 40 years ago was excatly like france or germany. people considered france and iran the same

these days most uneducated stupid peopple compare iran with afghanistan (no offence)

 

I agree totally with the posts about prejudices. It all comes out on the media. Think about it, all you see on the news isn't true. Humans are the same as sheep, one sheep goes on the run and all will follow. This is the same thing with news, they'll tell you one side of a story. If you're getting more info by yourself about any subject you're able to make a judgement. Nowadays the most people will make a judgement without reviewing all possibilities.

Cheers!

 

wow, i thought it was a desert where america was trying to stop them from making nukes, thanks for enlightening me

 

^ lol happy to help

its funny, when ppl associated iran with desesert. more of australia is dessert than iran ..

 

its just all i see on tv is that they associate iran with iraq/afghanistan, which they make it look like 100% desert with terrorists in caves
also whats this? i feel like ive seen it on tv or in a magazine

 

I know iran is one of the most beautiful places on earth the media in us try to show iran as a very dark and horribile place ...

very developed country even though it's a religious country which i don't like at all but still a great country!!!

you have the most beautiful women in the whole middle east great history and culture

Iran definitely on my list on countries to visit

but At the moment I can't :S Palestinian going to Iran i will be arrested the next day I come back to Palestine

 

im happy iv helped ppl

yer, palestine iran ... hmm

i thught palestine liked iran..

 

Nice informative post, has slightly opened my mind to Iranians

 

we do but israel don't

 

Oh, another persian on Sythe. Dooset daram azizam <3