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Iran vs Turkey and Azerbaijan

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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 Agreement on Strategic Partnership and Mutual Support between Azerbaijan and Turkey for strategic partnership. The pact was signed on 16 August 2010 and will expire 16 August 2030. Under the terms of the treaty, Turkey and Azerbaijan will support each other in the case of a military attack or aggression against either of the countries.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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10 billion $
19.6 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.1 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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587,000
551,400

Reserve personnel

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200,000
530,000

Available for military

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23,619,215
24,079,077

Land Forces

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Tanks

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2,198
2,850
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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2,875
11,423
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Total artillery

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4,582
4,270
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Self-propelled artillery

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742
1,187
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Rocket artillery

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1,752
686

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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1,052
1,604
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Fighter

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127
19
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Multirole

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76
251
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Attack

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21
52
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Helicopters

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339
448
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UCAV (combat drone)

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328
443

Navy

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Total naval

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279
219
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Aircraft carriers

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0
1
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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7
18
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Corvettes

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3
9
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Submarines

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25
16

Nuclear weapons

Iran

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Turkey and Azerbaijan

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.

Turkey and Azerbaijan

Data not available