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The second part in this series covers the Army's Western Operations Headquarters, which is based in Kermanshah , and borders Iraq . The first part in this series covers the Northwest Headquarters, while the third covers the Northeast Headquarters. The Western HQ is one of five other regional HQs created under the Army Ground Forces' (IRIA) 'Samen restructuring plan'. Operating on the assumption that they would face a simultaneous, multi-front attack that would preclude centralized strategic control of battles, the IRIA created these HQs to control operations and coordinate tactical actions within their respective theaters. By coordinating tactical actions at this level, the IRIA hopes to achieve their operational objective of regional integrity, which when taken as a whole comprises the national-level defense-in-depth strategy. Their role is further described by the commander of the IRIA – BG Ahmed Reza Pourdastan – in a 2013 interview:  “With the objective th

The first part in this series covers the Army's Northwest Operations Headquarters, which is based in Tabriz , and borders Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey and northern Iraq. [1] [2] The second part in this series covers the Western Headquarters, while the third covers the Northeast Headquarters. The Northwest HQ is one of five other regional HQs created under the Army Ground Forces' (IRIA) 'Samen restructuring plan'. Operating on the assumption that they would face a simultaneous, multi-front attack that would preclude centralized strategic control of battles, the IRIA created these HQs to control operations and coordinate tactical actions within their respective theaters. By coordinating tactical actions at this level, the IRIA hopes to achieve their operational objective of regional integrity, which when taken as a whole comprises the national-level defense-in-depth strategy. Their role is further described by the commander of the IRIA – BG Ahmed Reza Pourdastan – in a 2