This record is best treated as an OSM-derived aggregation, not a single verified Iranian installation. The supplied metadata describes an auto-imported layer with 2,033 direct placemarks. OpenStreetMap describes itself as a free, editable world map created by volunteers, and the OSM military-tagging wiki notes that military mapping is community-driven and may be restricted by local law. The hierarchy path under Iran’s Supreme National Security Council therefore should not by itself be treated as proof of SNSC ownership or control. ([openstreetmap.org](https://www.openstreetmap.org/))
Some placemarks in the layer do match independently documented sites. Farsi Island was the site of the January 12–13, 2016 detention of 10 U.S. sailors after their boats drifted near an Iranian military facility on the island. AP reporting in October 2024 described Shahroud Space Center in Semnan as a Revolutionary Guard base involved in ballistic-missile and military-space activity, while AP separately identified Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Semnan as part of Iran’s civilian space program. ([time.com](https://time.com/4178671/iran-american-sailors-released/?utm_source=openai))
The supplied placemarks are nationwide rather than campus-scale, with dense representation around Tehran, the Persian Gulf and Hormuz islands/coast, the Semnan–Shahroud corridor, and multiple western, northwestern, and southeastern border belts. This looks like a mixed-location catalog containing headquarters, airfields, naval/coastal sites, training areas, border posts, police-security compounds, and space-related facilities, not one coherent base. The confirmed Farsi Island, Shahroud, and Imam Khomeini entries illustrate that diversity. ([time.com](https://time.com/4178671/iran-american-sailors-released/?utm_source=openai))
This layer is suitable as a lead-generation and geolocation aid, but not as an authoritative order-of-battle product. The OSM military wiki flags generic `military=yes` as a possible tagging mistake, says automated edits are strongly discouraged, and notes that some military labels are deprecated or should be replaced by more specific tags. Because many supplied entries are unnamed "OSM Military Site" objects or police/checkpoint/danger-area features, individual identities remain unconfirmed unless corroborated separately. ([wiki.openstreetmap.org](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key%3Amilitary))