[1] By having its own ministry, the Corps were able to acquire a powerful voice in the cabinet of Iran.

[4] It also implied greater regulation and supervision over the Corps by placing its acquisitions and purchases under and the audit and purview of the government.

[1] It mirrored the existing parallel Ministry of National Defence[4] (the word "National" was dropped in 1984) which solely supported and addressed the administrative affairs of the Iranian Army (Artesh) during these years.

[2] In 1989, it was dissolved and reintegrated into the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL),[3] in order to centralize military logistics among the Iranian Armed Forces.

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