- Karrar Main Battle Tank (MBT) is a significant upgrade on the T-72 tank currently in use by the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces.
- (Redirected from Karrar MBT). The Karrar (Persian كرار lit. Striker[5][7] or "Attacker"[7]) is an Iranian main battle tank.[5] The tank was announced in 2016.
- Islamic Republic of Iran (2016-Present) Main Battle Tank – 800 To Be Built. The Karrar (English: Striker) is Iran’s latest Main Battle Tank (MBT).
- Hossein Dehghan — Iran’s defense minister — claimed that a new, unseen Iranian tank called the Karrar “is one of the most advanced tanks in the world.”
- The Karrar tank is still an upgraded T-72S, but it is fitted with a completely new, welded turret as newly released video footages shows.
- The Karrar MBT Main Battle Tank is fitted with a new welded turret which is armed with a 125 mm smoothbore gun fitted with a fume extractor and a thermal sleeve.
- In 2021, Iranian state media reported that its third-generation “Karrar” battle tank had entered service with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- In March 2017 Tehran kicked off the mass production of a main battle tank called Karrar at a ceremony attended by Iran’s defense minister.
- Fars says the tank named "Karrar" is equipped with an electro-optical fire control system and laser range-finder and is capable of firing at both stable and mobile...
