Three weeks after the outbreak of a possible war between the United States and Iran, especially after the incident of tankers in the Gulf of Aden, and the incident of the downing of a US military plane today by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

In light of the state of alertness experienced by the region, we highlight the balance of military power between the two countries at the level of human and logistical capabilities.

Soldiers and reservists
Of the 400,000,000 active US military and 1,100,000 in reserves, the United States has deployed troops in 750 military bases in at least 130 countries.

In contrast, according to Global Firepower, Iran ranks eighth in the world in terms of troop size, with a total of 545,000 troops.

The Revolutionary Guard is one of the pillars of the Iranian military force and according to military reports about 90 thousand soldiers, while the Quds Force includes about 18 thousand.

Fighter aircraft
Iran has about 480 warplanes in exchange for more than 13,000 fighter jets in the United States.

ground forces
Beria Iran has more than 1,600 tanks in return for about 9,000 tanks in the United States, but this difference is much greater in the number of combat vehicles, where Washington has thirty times the possession of Tehran.

Countries are approaching the number of missile pads.

Navy
The Iranian navy has about 18,000 troops in about 400 naval units, while the United States has an aircraft carrier and 430 warships.

Defense systems
The United States has a Thad system, an anti-missile defense system capable of intercepting ballistic missiles and medium-altitude missiles at high altitudes, used by the United States and several of its allies.

While Iran has an air defense system called Power 373, an anti-missile system similar to the Russian S-300 missiles, "Iranian-made in full."

Iran has several short-, medium- and long-range missiles, developing its missile systems in the pre-Islamic and post-Islamic periods, especially under Western restrictions and pressures.

Military expenditure
The United States leads the world in military spending, with a defense budget of nearly $ 714 billion, while Iran ranks 14th in the world with a defense budget of more than $ 6 billion.