05/04/1998
1 Conscription
conscription exists
Conscription exists since 1925. [8]
The present legal basis of conscription is the 1984 Military Service Act, plus various decrees issued since than.
Military service is performed in the armed forces and the Pasdaran (Islamic Revolutionary Guard), which was established in 1979 by Ayatollah Khomeini, its prime responsibility being to preserve internal security. Since 1989 both the Pasdaran and the regular armed forces are under Ministry of Defence jurisdiction, but under a different command.