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With an increasing emphasis on power projection, the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) is responsible for Iran's maritime security in the Caspian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and the greater Indian Ocean. The IRIN is organized into four or five naval regions, details about some of which are unclear. These administrative and/or operational divisions are believed to be largely equivalent to other services' 'regional headquarters'. 1st Naval Region – Bandar Abbas : The 1st region, as well as the IRIN's general HQ, is co-located with the IRGCN in Bandar Abbas. As of 11/2013, it is commanded by Vice-Admiral (hereafter, BG2*) Hossein Azad. [1] * This article employs generic nomenclature for titles (e. g. Brig. Gen. / Mag. Gen. ) rather than their naval-specific equivalents (e.g. Rear Admiral / Admiral ) in order to si mplify the issue a s much as possible, and make it clear which posit ions are equivalent to one another . 2nd Naval Region – Bandar Bushehr or Bandar Jask : Mul...

In the fourth part of 'Basij Organization' series, we look at the organization and role of the Imam Ali security battalions (IA bn). The first part of this series covered the Imam Hussein battalions. The second part covered Beit al-Moqdas battalions. The third part took a look at Basij in Semnan province. Imam Ali bn personnel, during a December 2013 exercise in Khuzestan Index : Origin Acronyms and Abbreviations Role Organization (external) Organization (internal) Footnotes Acronyms and Abbreviations : bn - Battalion BaM - Beit al-Moqdas [bn] IA – Imam Ali [bn] IH – Imam Hussein [bn] IRGC – Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Origin : The groundwork for the creation of the Imam Ali security battalion was laid in 2007 when Gen Ali Jafari was appointed to the position of IRGC commander in 2007. Jafari then initiated a well-known restructuring that included strengthening Basij response capabilities across a range of kinetic and non-kinetic domains, while also further integrat...