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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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A hypothetical military alliance between United States and Israel. Military relations between Israel and the United States have been consistently close. Israel has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the USA. Since 1976, Israel had been the largest annual recipient of United States foreign assistance. Israel is also involved in the joint development of military technology and regularly engages in joint military exercises. Israel is a participant in the F-35 Lightning II fighter development program. The US and Israel also cooperate jointly on a number of technology development programs, notably the Arrow missile system and the Tactical High Energy Laser (THEL). The Israeli port of Haifa is the main port of call in the eastern Mediterranean for the United States Sixth Fleet. The United States has also stored military equipment in Israel.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 25 billion $ 816 billion $
Percent of GDP: 2.5% 0%

Military budget

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Highest value in the world: 816 billion $ (USA)
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Manpower

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Active personnel: 610,000 1,528,000
Reserve personnel: 350,000 1,264,500
Available for military: 23,619,215 75,068,003

Active

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Highest value in the world: 2,035,000 (China)
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Land Forces

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Tanks: 2,842 8,262
Armoured fighting vehicles: 3,555 47,372
Total artillery: 4,873 5,243
Self-propelled artillery: 1,030 2,148
Rocket artillery: 1,755 1,414

Tanks

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Highest value in the world: 12,267 (Russia)
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Air Forces

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Total aircraft: 973 13,548
Fighter aircraft: 112 502
Multirole aircraft: 75 2,647
Attack aircraft: 23 566
Helicopters: 519 4,869
UCAV (combat drone): 83 349

Total aircraft

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Highest value in the world: 12,930 (USA)
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Navy

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Total naval: 272 534
Aircraftcarriers: 0 20
Destroyers: 0 94
Frigates: 6 0
Corvettes: 3 29
Submarines: 19 75

Total naval

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Highest value in the world: 967 (North Korea)
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Nuclear weapons

Iran

Does not have nuclear weapons.

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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.

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