Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Marine Command

The Marine Command () is the marine corps element of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN).

Personnel During the Iran–Iraq War, Iranian marines were divided in three battalions (approximately 1,500 troops): one stationed at Khorramshahr and the other two at Bandar Abbas, one of which detached to Kharg Island. According to the 2020 edition of the Military Balance published by IISS, the size of the marines is about 2,600. An unclassified report published by the American Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) in 2017, concludes that "[t]he IRIN touts its infantry marines training program as being very selective, accepting only the most qualified individuals".

Units Unit Patron Headquarters1st Marine BrigadeImam HosseinBandar Abbas, Hormozgan2nd Marine BrigadeHazrat Rasul AkramJask, Hormozgan3rd Marine BrigadeHamza Sayyid ash-ShuhadāʾKonarak, Sistan and Baluchestan4th Marine BrigadeImam RezaAnzali, Gilan

See also

Sepah Navy Special Force, naval infantry of the IRGC

References

External links Iranian Naval Infantry at GlobalSecurity.org