as in troops
the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation
our nation's armed forces are stationed throughout the world
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The strikes took out at least 20 senior Iranian commanders, including Gen. Hossein Salami, the leader of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, the chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces, as well as several nuclear scientists.
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
The attack also killed three of Iran’s top military leaders, including Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, who oversaw the entire armed forces; Gen. Hossein Salami, who led the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard; and Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, who ran the Guard’s ballistic missile program.
—Ian Swanson, The Hill, 13 June 2025
General Joseph Aoun, the former commander of the armed forces, who in January was elected the country’s new President, made the same points in his inaugural address.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
The president has a key role in foreign affairs and serves as commander-in-chief of the armed forces and Nawrocki is likely to continue to use his veto power to block Tusk's pro-EU program.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
The attack also killed three of Iran’s top military leaders, including Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, who oversaw the entire armed forces; Gen. Hossein Salami, who led the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard; and Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, who ran the Guard’s ballistic missile program.
—Ian Swanson, The Hill, 13 June 2025
General Joseph Aoun, the former commander of the armed forces, who in January was elected the country’s new President, made the same points in his inaugural address.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
The president has a key role in foreign affairs and serves as commander-in-chief of the armed forces and Nawrocki is likely to continue to use his veto power to block Tusk's pro-EU program.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
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