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The United States and Iran compete to project their influence on the strategic Middle East board. Since the 20th century, Washington has been weaving a network of alliances or close relations with countries in the region. In the 21st century, its Armed Forces have fought wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Despite the withdrawal in these conflicts, the US has a remarkable military deployment at multiple bases in the area.
U.S. military presence
Bases with American presence
Approximate number
of the US military
22 missiles were launched early yesterday against two air bases where American troops are deployed.
Attack on Soleimani on January 3 at the Baghdad airport.
United States spends annually 50 times more in his Armed Forces than Iran. Data in millions of dollars.
Endowment of the Armed Forces
The North American country has a total of 2,204,600 military, while Iran has 873,000.
US military presence in the region
Bases with presence
U.S
Approximate number
of the US military
22 missiles were launched early yesterday against two air bases where American troops are deployed.
Attack on Soleimani on January 3 at the Baghdad airport.
United States spends annually 50 times more in his Armed Forces than Iran. Data in millions of dollars.
Endowment of the Armed Forces
The North American country has a total of 2,204,600 military, while Iran has 873,000.
US military presence in the region
Bases with presence
U.S
Approximate number
of the US military
22 missiles were launched early yesterday against two air bases where American troops are deployed.
Attack on Soleimani on January 3 at the Baghdad airport.
United States spends annually 50 times more in his Armed Forces than Iran. Data in millions of dollars.
Endowment of the Armed Forces
The North American country has a total of 2,204,600 military, while Iran has 873,000.
US military presence in the region
Bases with presence
U.S
Approximate number
of the US military
22 missiles were launched early yesterday against two air bases where American troops are deployed.
Attack on Soleimani on January 3 at the Baghdad airport.
Endowment of the Armed Forces
The North American country has a total of 2,204,600 military, while Iran has 873,000.
United States spends annually 50 times more in his Armed Forces than Iran. Data in millions of dollars.
Proirani groups in the area
Tehran maintains relationships with different
insurgent groups in the region.
Syrian pro-regime militias
and prorani
Groups financed and trained by Iran with the Hezbollah model.
Hezbollah
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard promoted its creation.
Popular Mobilization Forces
Shiite proirani militias.
Islamic Jihad
Financed by Iran.
Hamas
They share enemies.
Huthis
Autonomous group that coincides with the anti-imperialist vision of Iran.
It is likely that they received advice from Hezbollah.
Proirani groups in the area
Tehran maintains relationships with different groups
insurgents of the region.
Syrian pro-regime militias
and prorani
Groups financed and trained by Iran with the Hezbollah model.
Hezbollah
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard promoted its creation.
Popular Mobilization Forces
Shiite proirani militias.
Islamic Jihad
Financed by Iran.
Hamas
They share enemies.
Huthis
Autonomous group that coincides with the anti-imperialist vision of Iran. It is likely that they received advice from Hezbollah.
Proirani groups in the area
Tehran maintains relations with different insurgent groups in the region.
Syrian and Pro-Iranian militias
Iran-funded and trained groups that copy the Hezbollah model.
Hezbollah
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard promoted its creation.
Popular Mobilization Forces
Shiite proirani militias.
Islamic Jihad
Financed by Iran.
Hamas
They share enemies.
Huthis
Autonomous group that coincides with the anti-imperialist vision of Iran. It is likely that they received advice from Hezbollah.
Proirani groups in the area
Tehran maintains relations with different insurgent groups in the region.
Syrian and Pro-Iranian militias
Iran-funded and trained groups that copy the Hezbollah model.
Taliban
They share the US as a common enemy.
Hezbollah
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard promoted its creation.
Forces of
Popular Mobilization
Shiite proirani militias.
Islamic Jihad
Financed by Iran.
Hamas
They share enemies.
Huthis
Autonomous group that coincides with the anti-imperialist vision of Iran. It is likely that they received advice from Hezbollah.
In parallel, since its founding in 1979, the Islamic Republic has cultivated a network of Allied militias, from the Lebanese Hezbollah to the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, through the Syrian pro-regime paramilitaries and, to a lesser extent, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad or the Yemeni Huthi. For all of them, the assassinated general Qasem Soleimani was the key interlocutor responsible for the operations abroad of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
Sources: American Security Project and Military Bases, The Military Balance, SIPRI and own calculations.
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