USA vs Iran | Comparison military strength

The tensions between Iran

and the United States stretch back decades, well predating the Trump
administration. The most dangerous flash point has long been the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that connects the Persian Gulf to the rest of the world.

So far, a full-scale conflict between the U.S. and its allies and Iran and its proxies remains in the realm of war gaming at the moment. But with tensions rising between the U.S. and Iran, and as the U.S. moves more troops and military assets into the region, Pentagon. planners and top U.S. intelligence officials have begun taking a closer look at what such a conflict might entail.

A short MILITARY comparison of us and Iran

UNITED STATE

Military budget:	610 billion $
Percent of GDP:	3,1%
Country:	USA (US)
Capital:	Washington
Population:	324527000
Area:	9857306 km2
Active personnel:	1281900
Reserve personnel:	811000
Available for military:	73270 043
Tanks:	6393
Armored fighting vehicles:	41760
Total artillery:	3269
Self-propelled artillery:	950
Rocket artillery:	1197
Total aircraft:	12304
Fighter aircraft:	457
Multirole aircraf:	2192
Attack aircraft:	587
Helicopters:	4889
Total naval:	437
Aircraft carriers:	20
Destroyers:	85
Frigates:	6
Corvettes:	3
Submarines:	71

IRAN

Military budget:			14 billion $
Percent of GDP:			2.5%
Country:			Iran (IR)
Capital:			Tehran
Population:			78192 200
Area:			1648195 km2
Active personnel:			550000
Reserve personnel:			350000
Available for military:			23619 215
Tanks:			2531
Armored fighting vehicles:			1625
Total artillery:			4096
Self-propelled artillery:			570
Rocket artillery:			1438
Total aircraft:			850
Fighter aircraft:			130
Multirole aircraf:			73
Attack aircraft:			52
Helicopters:			324
Total naval:			406
Aircraft carriers:			0
Destroyers:			0
Frigates:			3
Corvettes:			0
Submarines:			40

 Military service

USA

18 years of age (17 years of age with parental consent) for male
and female voluntary service; no conscription; maximum enlistment age 42
(Army), 27 (Air Force), 34 (Navy), 28 (Marines); service obligation 8 years,
including 2-5 years active duty (Army), 2 years active (Navy), 4 years active
(Air Force, Marines); DoD is eliminating prohibitions restricting women from
assignments in units smaller than brigades or near combat units.

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
 Forces (Popular Mobilization Army);
conscript military service obligation is 18 months; women exempt from military
service.

USA

The
first country to develop and to military use nuclear warheads in the world.
Everything started from the Manhattan project, a research that had one
particular goal in focus – to develop and produce the first nuclear weapon.
Americans were the first to wield such powerful weapon. Everything started in
1941, which is date of the beginning of Manhattan project. Since the end of the
Second World War, United States became the leading country when it comes to
possessing nuclear warheads and it lasted approximately to 1980s. We should
also bear in mind that United States are also the only nation that ever-used
nuclear weapon in military conflict.

In
1960, the number of warheads stored by Americans exceeded 30,000. However, it
is worth to note that throughout the entire period of the so-called Cold War,
USA managed to build approximately 70,000 nuclear warheads, what is more than
all other countries with access to nuclear weapons combined. From the first
test that happened in 1945 to this day, the USA conducted 1054 tests of atomic
bombs. Still, as a result of introduced restrictions on the number of warheads
one state can possess, the current number has dropped to 6500 warheads.
Noteworthy is also the fact that out of this number, United States deployed
only 1600.

Iran 

Does not have nuclear weapons.