page_title: Special forces of Iran
section_title: Army
hierarchical_section_title: Special forces of Iran / Takavar units / Army
caption_attribution_description: English: Commandos of 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade of Iran exercising.
context_page_description: This is a list of special forces units in Iranian Armed Forces and police.
  The name can refer to members of regular units who have successfully completed Commando or Ranger training courses and marines trained as S.B.S.; or the hand-selected and highly trained members serving in special forces.
context_section_description: Ground Forces
  Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army units whose members are trained at Lashkarak Takavar Training Centre:
  23rd Takavar Division based in Parandak
  58th Takavar Division (Zolfaghar Division) based in Shahroud
  25th Takavar Brigade based in Pasveh
  35th Takavar Brigade based in Kermanshah
  45th Takavar Brigade based in Shushtar
  55th Airborne Brigade based in Shiraz
  65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade (NOHED Brigade) based in Tehran
  Navy
  Islamic Republic of Iran Navy marines (Persian: تکاوران دریایی‎) whose members are trained at Manjil Takavar Training Centre:
  1st Marine Brigade (Imam Hossein Brigade) based in Bandar Abbas
  2nd Marine Brigade  (Hazrat Rasul-i-Akram Brigade) based in Bushehr
  3rd Marine Brigade (Hamza Sayyid-ush-Shuhda Brigade) based in Konarak
  During the reign of the last Shah (king) of Iran, much of the naval training was created by members of the Soviet Union's Spetsnaz and the British Special Boat Service. Training is at least a 12-month process. After the recruit demonstrated the minimum physical requirements, he is sent to a collection of schools.
caption: The Hostage Rescue Unit of NOHED practicing
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