What did the Iraqforce do after 1942? Were they just stationed in Iran or disbanded and sent elsewhere?

The Iraqforce participated in the Anglo-Iraqi War, Lebanon Campaign, and the Anglo-Soviet Invasion of Iran. What happened after that?

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Iraqforce was redesignated to the British 10th Army. It stayed in Iran to maintain communications lines to the Soviets and to protect Iranian and Iraqi oil fields. With the Allied successes in South Russia and North Africa, the unit would soon be disbanded as the Axis threat to Middle Eastern oil lessened. As of January 1943, it was part of the Persia and Iraq Command (activated September 1942).

This is the 10th Army’s insignia:
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Really cool :sunglasses: insignia​:+1:

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