In fact, the overall ranking of Iran is the same as that of Germany during World War II, but in the case of war, the number of people participating in the war exceeds10 million. However, at present, the total number of Iranian troops is not much, even less than 3 million, so the rank of major general is enough for Iran now. In peacetime, each country's military reserve is limited, so the rank is enough, but once the war breaks out, each country will grant the rank according to the specific situation.
The Islamic Republic of Iran is a very special country. The supreme commander of the country's armed forces is Khamenei. He has no rank, but he has the highest power and is called Khamenei. Commander in chief? . There's one under the commander-in-chief and chief of staff? The chief of staff is a major general. His main duty is to help the commander-in-chief deal with all kinds of things.
At present, Iran has three armed forces, namely the Islamic Republic Army, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the police force. The highest commander rank of the Islamic Republic Army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is Major General, among which Soleimani was promoted to Major General. At first, Soleimani was only a second-class brigadier general, but because he specialized in maritime tasks, Soleimani was quickly promoted to a first-class brigadier general. Soon after, he became the main person in charge of overseas activities, so he was promoted to the rank of major general, just like the rank of chief of staff.