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Iran, Islamic Rep.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Tehran

Rank #14 of 173

71.8Strength score

Photos

Mine laying ship Iran Ajr
Mine laying ship Iran AjrService Depicted:Command Shown: N1601Camera Operator: PH3 CLEVELAND · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
IRIADF New Equipment Ceremony at Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base (33)
IRIADF New Equipment Ceremony at Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base (33)Hossein Razaqnejad · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

  • Finance82
  • Air power66
  • Manpower91
  • Land forces90
  • Naval power72
  • Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget
$7.4B #39
Budget as % of GDP
2.09% #66
Spending per person
$80 #88
GDP
$362.7B #43
Population
92,417,681 #17

Manpower

Active personnel
610,000 #8
Reserve personnel
350,000 #14
Paramilitary
40,000 #26
Total personnel
1,000,000 #11

Land forces

Tanks
2,675 #7
Armoured vehicles
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Self-propelled artillery
424 #13
Towed artillery
1,803 #7
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
1,550 #4

Air power

Total aircraft
551 #22
Fighter jets
188 #16
Attack aircraft & bombers
21 #16
Transport aircraft
86 #8
Helicopters
129 #31
Attack helicopters
13 #19

Naval power

Total naval vessels
56 #26
Aircraft carriers
0
Helicopter carriers
0
Submarines
25 #4
Destroyers
0
Frigates
7 #23
Corvettes
3 #24
Patrol vessels
21 #33

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
0

Weapons Iran, Islamic Rep. uses (80)

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Grumman F-14 TomcatGrumman F-14 TomcatFighter aircraft McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIMcDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIFighter aircraft Sukhoi Su-24Sukhoi Su-24Bombers Hawker HurricaneHawker HurricaneFighter aircraft 9M133 Kornet9M133 KornetAnti-tank guided missiles Curtiss P-36 HawkCurtiss P-36 HawkFighter aircraft Shenyang J-6Shenyang J-6Fighter aircraft AIM-54 PhoenixAIM-54 PhoenixAir-to-air missiles HESA SaeqehHESA SaeqehFighter aircraft Mohajer-6Mohajer-6Reconnaissance aircraft IRIS Shahid Bahman BagheriIRIS Shahid Bahman BagheriAircraft carriers ToophanToophanAnti-tank guided missiles

Weapons made in Iran, Islamic Rep. (64)

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ZulfiqarZulfiqarMain battle tanks Mohajer-6Mohajer-6Reconnaissance aircraft KarrarKarrarMain battle tanks KH-2002KH-2002Assault rifles NoorNoorAnti-ship missiles ToophanToophanAnti-tank guided missiles Persian GulfPersian GulfAnti-ship missiles Type 72ZType 72ZMain battle tanks Nasr 1Nasr 1Cruise missiles Misagh-2Misagh-2Surface-to-air missiles HESA KowsarHESA KowsarFighter aircraft Sayyad-2Sayyad-2Surface-to-air missiles

Others in the region

  1. 5Pakistan79.4 VS
  2. 9Israel75.3 VS
  3. 13Egypt, Arab Rep.72.9 VS
  4. 15Saudi Arabia70.9 VS
  5. 16Algeria69.6 VS
  6. 29United Arab Emirates64.4 VS
  7. 30Iraq64.1 VS
  8. 50Morocco32.9 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)

IISS Military Balance via Wikipedia (personnel); Global Firepower 2026 inventory lists (equipment) · Year 2026 · ↗