The T-72Z is a highly modernized version of the T-55 the upgrades have been done by the Defense Industries Organization of Iran. The name Safir-74 is used to refer to the Iranian T-54 tanks which have gone through the same upgrades while Type T-72z is used to refer to Iran’s Type 59 tanks which have gone through this upgrade.
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