Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces

Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces

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In December 2012, Iran stated it had captured an U.S. [[Boeing Insitu ScanEagle]] UAV that violated its airspace over the Persian Gulf. Iran later stated it had also captured two other ScanEagles.
In December 2012, Iran stated it had captured an U.S. [[Boeing Insitu ScanEagle]] UAV that violated its airspace over the Persian Gulf. Iran later stated it had also captured two other ScanEagles.


In 2013, Iran was reported to be supplying money, equipment, technological expertise and [[Uninhibited aerial vehicle]]s to the former [[Politics of Ba'athist Syria|Ba'athist Syrian government]] and [[Hezbollah]] during the [[Syrian civil war]], as well as to the Iraqi government and its state-sponsored organizations like the [[Popular Mobilization Forces]], and the [[Peshmerga]] during the [[War on ISIL]].{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/russian-iranian-technology-is-boosting-assads-assault-on-syrian-rebels/2013/06/01/aefad718-ca26-11e2-9f1a-1a7cdee20287_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |first=Joby |last=Warrick |title=National Security |date=2013-06-02 |access-date=2017-08-24 |url-status=live}}{{New archival link needed|date=April 2026}}
In 2013, Iran was reported to be supplying money, equipment, technological expertise and [[Uninhibited aerial vehicle]]s to the former [[Politics of Ba'athist Syria|Ba'athist Syrian government]] and [[Hezbollah]] during the [[Syrian civil war]], as well as to the Iraqi government and its state-sponsored organizations like the [[Popular Mobilization Forces]], and the [[Peshmerga]] during the [[War on ISIL]].{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/russian-iranian-technology-is-boosting-assads-assault-on-syrian-rebels/2013/06/01/aefad718-ca26-11e2-9f1a-1a7cdee20287_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |first=Joby |last=Warrick |title=Russian, Iranian technology is boosting Assad’s assault on Syrian rebels |date=2013-06-02 |access-date=2017-08-24 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619092638/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/russian-iranian-technology-is-boosting-assads-assault-on-syrian-rebels/2013/06/01/aefad718-ca26-11e2-9f1a-1a7cdee20287_story.html |archive-date=2013-06-19}}


In November 2015, Iranian special forces assisted in the [[2015 Russian Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown#Search and rescue|rescue of a Russian pilot that was shot down]] by Turkey, over Syria.{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/pilot-russian-jet-downed-turkey-6906704|title=Pilot of Russian jet downed by Turkey was 'rescued by elite Iranian squad'|first=Sam|last=Webb|website=[[Daily Mirror]]|date=26 November 2015|access-date=2018-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410202150/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/pilot-russian-jet-downed-turkey-6906704|archive-date=2018-04-10|url-status=live}}
In November 2015, Iranian special forces assisted in the [[2015 Russian Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown#Search and rescue|rescue of a Russian pilot that was shot down]] by Turkey, over Syria.{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/pilot-russian-jet-downed-turkey-6906704|title=Pilot of Russian jet downed by Turkey was 'rescued by elite Iranian squad'|first=Sam|last=Webb|website=[[Daily Mirror]]|date=26 November 2015|access-date=2018-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410202150/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/pilot-russian-jet-downed-turkey-6906704|archive-date=2018-04-10|url-status=live}}