Israel – Iran Military Comparison

Israel – Iran Military Comparison

Posted on 02/29/2012 by Juan Cole
http://www.juancole.com/2012/02/israel-iran-military-comparison.html

With all the hooplah about a possible Israeli attack on Iran (which I view as rather unlikely), it is worthwhile revisiting the issue of how weak and how much of a nothing the Iranian military is compared to powerhouse Israel. Statistics mostly 2011 from Global Firepower. Note that some comparisons are invidious, as with Israeli reservists, who are quite professional and Iranian reservists, who typically are not. Or, comparing Israeli fighter jets and other aircraft to old broken down Iranian ones is silly. If Israel’s and Iran’s air forces were close enough to tangle (they are not), Iran’s wouldn’t last a day.

Iran Israel Military Comparison

And here it is as a jpeg in tabular form:

Iran Israel Military Comparison (2)