Islamic Republic of Iran Navy

The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, also referred as the Iranian Navy, is the naval warfare branch of Iran's regular Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces. The Islamic Revolutionary... Wikipedia

• Founded:  1885 (first modern-day naval forces), 1923 (as Imperial Iranian Navy)
• Type:  Navy
• Role:  Naval warfare
• Size:  18,000 (IISS 2026)
• Part of:  Islamic Republic of Iran Army
• Garrison/HQ:  Bandar Abbas
• Nickname(s):  Dəryâdēlân, "Seahearts"
• Anniversaries:  28 November
• Fleet:  Unclear as of March 2026
• Engagements:  Second World War, Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran, Seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs, Joint Operation Arvand, Iran–Iraq War, Tanker War, Seizure of the MSC Aries, 2026 Iran war
• Commander:  Commodore Shahram Irani
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo