Iran Military Bases & Installations
OSINT intelligence database · Source: Open-source analysis · Verified 2025
Dezful Air Base (3rd Tactical Air Base)
Air Base
Garrison: F-14A Tomcat (12), Mirage F1 (refurbished), Su-24MK
Iran's most operationally capable base. F-14 Tomcat (AWG-9/AIM-54 degraded). Khuzestan proximity. Iraq border.
Strategic: Iran maintains ~12 F-14 Tomcat — unique capability. AWG-9 radar and AIM-54 Phoenix largely non-functional but platform retained.
Oghab 44 Underground Air Base
Air Base
Garrison: F-4 Phantom II squadron, underground hangars, Su-35 preparation (suspected)
First confirmed IRIAF underground base. Unveiled Feb 2023. Tunnels protect aircraft from precision strike.
Strategic: Designed to survive Israeli/US precision strike. 120km NW Bandar Abbas. Hormoz Province. Direct response to US/Israeli threat.
TAB 1 — Tehran-Mehrabad (IRIAF HQ)
Air Base
Garrison: IRIAF HQ, F-14A Tomcat, F-4D/E, Su-24MK, F-5E/F — mixed legacy fleet
IRIAF command. F-14A (12 airworthy est.). F-4D/E. Mixed US/Soviet/Chinese platform. Capital defence.
Strategic: F-14 maintained through reverse engineering — unique globally. AWG-9 radar degraded but F-14 airframe impressive. Su-35 acquisition planned.
TAB 4 — Vahdati Air Base (Dezful)
Air Base
Garrison: 41st/42nd/43rd Sqns — F-5E/F Tiger II, hardened aircraft shelters
F-5E/F. Khuzestan. Iraq border (operational during 1980-88 war). Hardened shelters. Basra 150km.
Strategic: Iraq border front-line base. 1980-88 War heavily contested. F-5 fleet ageing but numerous — 60+ in service.
TAB 7 — Shiraz Air Base
Air Base
Garrison: F-7M, MiG-29A/UB, Su-25K — southern defence
Southern Iran air defence. MiG-29A/UB intercept. Su-25K ground attack. Persian Gulf approaches.
Strategic: MiG-29 acquired from Russia post-sanctions. Su-25K from former Soviet republics. Southern Iran power projection.
TAB 8 — Hamadan (Shahrokhi)
Air Base
Garrison: F-4D/E Phantom II, Su-24MK — western frontier
Western frontier air defence. F-4D/E strike. Su-24MK deep strike. Iraq/Turkey/Israel axis. Kurdish border.
Strategic: Su-24MK launched strikes on Iranian Kurdish opposition in Iraq. Russian bombers briefly deployed here 2016 — first time in 75 years.
Tabriz Air Base (2nd Tactical Air Base)
Air Base
Garrison: F-5E/F Tiger II, Su-25 (acquired from Ukraine), drone base
Northwest Iran air defence. Armenia/Azerbaijan border. Su-25 acquired from Soviet inventory. Drone operations.
Strategic: Azerbaijan-Armenia border proximity. IRGC Shahed drone staging area nearby. Su-25 close air support.
Bandar Abbas Naval Base
Naval Base
Garrison: IRIN main fleet, IRGCN fast boats, Kilo-class SSK, Fateh-class SSK
Strait of Hormuz chokepoint. IRGCN swarm tactics. Mine-laying capacity. Anti-ship missiles. 20% global oil flow interdiction.
Strategic: Controls Strait of Hormuz. IRGCN seized tankers. Iran can close Hormuz threatening 20% global oil supply.
Abu Musa Island Military Base
Army Base
Garrison: IRGCN fast boat swarms, shore-based missiles, Ghader anti-ship missiles, UAV ops
Strait of Hormuz control. Anti-ship missiles. IRGCN fast boats. UAE territorial dispute. Tanker interdiction.
Strategic: Iran seized island from UAE 1971. Controls Hormuz western approach. Ghader ASCM threatens Gulf shipping.
Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant
Nuclear Facility
Garrison: IR-6 centrifuges, 60% HEU enrichment
Buried 80m underground in mountain. Near-weapons-grade 60% enrichment. Hardened against conventional bunker busters.
Strategic: IAEA confirmed 60% HEU. Buried depth may exceed GBU-57 MOP penetration — limits US/Israel military strike options.
IRGC Aerospace Force Base (Emam Ali)
Missile Base
Garrison: Ballistic missile corps: Shahab-3, Sejjil-2, Ghader, Fateh-110, Zolfaghar, Fattah hypersonic
IRGC missile force 3,000+ missiles. Fattah hypersonic (Mach 13-15). Shahab-3 MRBM (2,000km). Direct strike Israel/US bases.
Strategic: 180+ missiles fired at Israel Oct 2024 — largest single ballistic missile attack in history. Fattah hypersonic potentially evades Iron Dome.
IRGC Aerospace Force HQ
Command HQ
Garrison: IRGC Aerospace Force, ballistic missile corps, drone force, space launch
Ballistic missile arsenal 3,000+. Hypersonic development. Drone force (Shahed). Space launch. Nuclear programme integration.
Strategic: Fired 180+ ballistic missiles at Israel Oct 2024. Largest single missile attack in history. Nuclear enrichment at 60%.
Natanz Enrichment Facility
Nuclear Facility
Garrison: IR-6 centrifuge halls, 60% HEU enrichment, deeply buried 8m underground
Primary Iranian uranium enrichment. IR-6 centrifuges 10x faster than IR-1. 60% HEU (near weapons-grade). Deeply buried.
Strategic: 2024 Israeli strikes on Iran specifically avoided Natanz — indicates Israel deterred from striking hardened nuclear site. US GBU-57 MOP may be needed.
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