According to the statistics of Global Firepower, Iran is three steps ahead of Israel in terms of military capabilities. However, both countries are among the top 20 militarily powerful countries in the world.
Iran launched a major ballistic missile attack on Israel in retaliation for the killing of former Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders.Iran has confirmed the missile attack.
Meanwhile, Israel has threatened that Iran will “suffer the consequences” of this attack. Tehran has counter-warned that if Israel responds to this attack, more attacks will be carried out.
Meanwhile, Israel’s military has warned that a powerful attack will be launched in the Middle East “tonight”. This announcement was made by the spokesman of the force, Rear Admiral Daniel Hageri, on Tuesday night. In addition, the UN Security Council is holding an emergency meeting on the situation in the Middle East. The meeting will be held at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Wednesday (October 2).
In this incident, the eyes of the whole world, including the Middle East, are now on the Iran-Israel situation. There are also concerns about what Israel will do in response to an Iranian attack.
Many are also fearing the start of a regional war around the direct conflict between the two countries. Because comparing in terms of capabilities, it can be seen that both countries are quite strong militarily.
According to the statistics of Global Firepower, Iran is three steps ahead of Israel in terms of military capabilities. However, both countries are among the top 20 militarily powerful countries in the world. In the ranking of the top countries in terms of military capabilities, Iran is ranked 14th while Israel is ranked 17th.
Iran is considered one of the world’s military powers. The country is ahead of any other country especially in the production of missiles and drones. Iran has mainly focused on drones and missiles. Iran has more ballistic missiles and drones than any other country in the Middle East. Iran also has a large fleet of speedboats and small submarines.
Position of the two countries in military power:
Military Budget:
As for the military budget, Israel’s spending in this sector is twice that of Iran. Among the 145 countries in the ranking, Iran is in 33rd position and Israel is in 19th position.
Number of troops:
According to Global Firepower data, Iran is ahead of Israel in terms of the number of troops. Iran has a regular army of 11 lakh 80 thousand while Israel has 6 lakh 70 thousand soldiers. Among them, Iran has 350,000 reserve troops and Israel has 465,000 reserve troops.
Fighter Aircraft:
Iran has a total of 551 warplanes, while Israel has 612. Among them, Iran has 186 warplanes and Israel has 241 warplanes.
Helicopter:
According to Global Firepower statistics, Iran has 129 helicopters and Israel has 146. Of these, Israel is stronger than Iran with 48 attack helicopters. The number of attack helicopters in Iran is 13.
Nuclear Weapons:
Looking at nuclear weapons, Iran has no nuclear weapons. But the United States and the European Union have repeatedly claimed over the past few years that Iran is using its uranium stockpile to develop nuclear weapons. Iran claims its nuclear program is peaceful.
Meanwhile, the latest data from Sweden-based research organization Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) says that Israel has nuclear weapons. But the statistics do not mention how many weapons there are.
Here are some more statistics:
Israel: Iran
Military vehicles 10,285 : 12,415
Tank 1370: 1996
Artillery 1522 : 5383
Self Propelled Artillery 650 : 580
Rocket Artillery 150: 775
Battleship 67: 101
Submarine 5:19
Hand Cannon 456 : 2,010
Automatic cannon 620 : 865
Both Iran and Israel have strong air defense systems. The success of Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ air defense system is enviable. In addition, both countries have missiles of different ranges and many drones that can be used for attacks.
