Attached please find a copy of an unofficial translation of the Public Military Service Act of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Please note that Chapter 4 (Articles 31-46) of this Act stipulates grounds for exemption from military service. In addition, some of the articles of Chapters 1-3 (Articles 1-30) make reference to the criteria for exemption of military service.
According to the Act, persons who are liable for military service can be exempted for medical, educational and guardianship reasons. The attachment provides details on these grounds and other grounds which qualify individuals for exemption.

This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

Public Military Service Act of the Islamic Republic of Iran. October 1984. Unofficial translation, pp. 3-30.