Kenneth Katzman (11 januari 2021). Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies. Federation of American Scientists. sid. 16. Arkiverad från originalet den 12 januari 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112235445/https://fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/R44017.pdf. Läst 25 november 2023. ”Security forces number about 40,000-60,000 law enforcement forces, and about 100,000 Basij (volunteer militia under IRGC control) performing security dutes as well. Hundreds of thousands of additional Basij could be mobilized in an all-out war.”.
Kenneth Katzman (11 januari 2021). Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies. Federation of American Scientists. sid. 16. Arkiverad från originalet den 12 januari 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112235445/https://fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/R44017.pdf. Läst 25 november 2023. ”Security forces number about 40,000-60,000 law enforcement forces, and about 100,000 Basij (volunteer militia under IRGC control) performing security dutes as well. Hundreds of thousands of additional Basij could be mobilized in an all-out war.”.