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Iran vs Axis of Resistance

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Iran Axis of Resistance

Iran is a country located in Middle East with an area of 1,648,195 km2 (land boundries: 5,894 km and costline 2,440 km - note: Iran also borders the Caspian Sea (740 km)). The capital of Iran is Tehran. The number of inhabitants is 83,183,741.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was formed in May 1979. The IRGC was a highly institutionalized and parallel military force to Iran’s regular armed forces. The Iranian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and mostly older foreign equipment largely of Chinese, Russian, Soviet, and US origin. Iran has a defense industry with the capacity to develop, produce, support, and sustain air, land, missile, and naval weapons programs.

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The Axis of Resistance is informal military alliance between Iran, Palestine, Syria and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. They are unified by their goal of opposing NATO, Israeli and Saudi Arabian activities in the region.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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10 billion $
11.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.1 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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587,000
756,000

Reserve personnel

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200,000
200,000

Available for military

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23,619,215
35,169,215

Land Forces

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Tanks

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2,842
6,349
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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3,555
8,194
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Total artillery

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4,873
8,216
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Self-propelled artillery

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1,030
1,532
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Rocket artillery

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1,755
2,446

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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973
1,443
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Fighter

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112
220
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Multirole

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75
104
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Attack

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23
113
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Helicopters

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519
690
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UCAV (combat drone)

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83
83

Navy

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Total naval

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272
315
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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6
6
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Corvettes

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3
3
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Submarines

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19
19

Nuclear weapons

Iran

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Axis of Resistance

Data not available

Military service

Iran

18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for volunteers; 17 years of age for Law Enforcement Forces; 15 years of age for Basij Forces (Popular Mobilization Army); conscript military service obligation is 18 months; women exempt from military service.

Axis of Resistance

Data not available