Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Army
| Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Army ارتش انگلآب زوراسانی ارفانی Arteš-e Enghelâb-e Zorasāni-e Erfāni | |
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 Emblem of the ZIRA | |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Current form | 2010 |
| Service branches | Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Land Force
Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Air Force Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Navy National Protection Force |
| Headquarters | Ministry of Defence, Zahedan |
| Leadership | |
| State President | Vahid Isfandiar |
| State Minister for National Defence | Alireza Fadavi |
| Chief of the Command Staff | Qassem Nasirzadeh |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 16-45 years old |
| Conscription | Yes |
| Available for military service | 36,520,491 (2010 est.), age 19-49 |
| Fit for military service | 30,486,086 males (2010 est.), 35,616,093 females (2010 est.), age 19-49 |
| Reaching military age annually | 1,606,963 males (2010 est.), 1,689,442 females (2010 est.) |
| Active personnel | 1,128,664 (including 367,664 paramilitary) |
| Reserve personnel | 2,951,000 |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | 4.8% |
| Percent of GDP | $61.94 billion |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | State Defence Industries Corporation
State Aviation Industries Organization State Rocketry Development Organization State Electronics Organization State Marine Industries Organization |
The Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Army (Pardarian: ارتش انگلآب زوراسانی ارفانی; Arteš-e Enghelâb-e Zorasāni-e Erfāni) comprises the Land Forces (Arz-ye Mosallah), Air Force (Javv-ye Mosallah), Navy (Bahriyeh) and National Protection Force (Emanee-ye Mosallah).
These forces total about 761,000 active personnel (not including the paramilitary National Protection Force), and 2,951,000 reservists. All branches of armed forces fall under the command of General Command Staff. The Ministry of National Defence is responsible for planning logistics and funding of the armed forces and is not involved with in-the-field military operational command.
The modern history of the armed forces began with its formation after the end of the Solarian War and onset of the Pardarian Civil War in 1946. The direct predecessor to the ZIRA, are the forces of the historic Pardarian Revolutionary Resistance Command, and its role in anti-colonial insurgency. The Zorasani military perceived itself as the guardian of Sattarist ideology, the official state ideology, rooted in the ideology being enforced by the military. Since Zorasani Unification, the ZIRA has held significant economic and political power over the Zorasani state, to the extent that many commentators argue that the ZIRA is the governing force of Zorasan.
The ZIRA collectively rank as the XX largest standing military force in Coius, with an estimated total strength in 2015 of 3,712,000 military, civilian and paramilitary personnel. The armed forces are funded by the Xth largest defence budget in the world, with an estimated budget of $61 billion as of 2018, though some NGOs argue that the figure may be much higher.