The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has ordered the military to prepare for war against Israel.
The Supreme Leader reportedly told his country’s military on October 25, 2024, to prepare multiple different responses to an Israeli attack.
Khamenei, it was gathered however, is hoping to avoid an all-out war, according to New York Times sources.
Fears of an all-out war between the two enemies are rising after Iran fired missiles at Israel earlier this month.
Iran had fired around 200 ballistic missiles at the country sparking fears of an all-out war.
This followed the killing of Hamas Political Bureau chief, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran in July.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said the country’s “action is concluded unless the Israeli regime decides to invite further retaliation.
“In that scenario, our response will be stronger and more powerful,” he added.
Israel, on its part, had vowed to retaliate against Iran.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the military said that retaliation is inevitable.
Netanyahu said: “We will stand by the rule we established: whoever attacks us—we will attack him.”
Meanwhile, according to data obtained by Diaspora Digital Media (DDM) online, Iran seems to outnumber Israel in several counts.
Check out a few statistics below:
Total Population:
Iran: 87.6 million
Israel: 9.04 million
Available Manpower:
Iran: 49.05 million
Israel: 3.80 million
Fit-for-Service:
Iran: 41.17 million
Israel: 3.16 million
Military Personnel:
Active Personnel:
Iran: 610 thousand
Israel: 170 thousand
Reserve Personnel:
Iran: 350 thousand
Israel: 465 thousand
Paramilitary Forces:
Iran: 220 thousand
Israel: 35 thousand
Financials:
Defense Budget:
Iran: $9.95 billion
Israel: $24.4 billion
External Debt:
Iran: $8 billion
Israel: $135 billion
Foreign Reserve:
Iran: $127.15 billion
Israel: $212.93 billion
Airpower:
Total Aircraft:
Iran: 551
Israel 🇮🇱: 612
Fighter Aircraft:
Iran: 186
Israel: 241
Attack Helicopter
Iran: 13
Israel: 48
Land Power:
Tank Strength:
Iran: 1,996
Israel: 1,370
Armored Vehicles:
Iran: 65,765
Israel: 43,407
Self-Propelled Artillery:
Iran: 580
Israel: 650
Naval Power:
Fleet Strength:
Iran: 101
Israel: 67
Submarines:
Iran: 19
Israel: 5
Logistics:
Airports:
Iran: 319
Israel: 42
Merchant Marine:
Iran: 942
Israel: 45
Natural Resources:
Oil Production:
Iran: 3.45 million bbl
Israel: 0 bbl
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