As Iran and the United States of America (USA) gear up for retaliatory and counter-attacks, analysts say the development could lead to a major third world war (WWIII).
If anything is to go by, Igbere TV will now analyze the military strength of both countries and the level of damages to be expected from any war.
Already, hackers claiming to be from Iran have hacked into the American Federal Depository Library Programme (FDLP) website late Saturday.
The development comes hours after President Donald Trump threatened to hit 52 Iranian sites “very hard” if Iran attacks Americans or US assets.
He was speaking days after a drone strike killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and an Iraqi militia leader.
Igbere TV had reported that President Trump claimed the US Army has targeted 52 Iranian sites, while Iran said it had identified 35 targets for retaliatory strikes.
Below is a capability comparison between Iran and the US military as researched by Igbere TV.
Budget:
Iran: $6 billion
US: $716 billion
Troops:
Iran: 523,000
US: 1.3 million
Aircraft:
Iran: 509
US: 13,398
Navy vessels:
Iran: 398
US: 415
Nukes:
Iran: not known
US: 6,185
Missile range:
Iran: 3,000 km
US: Any place on Earth
WORLD WAR III SCENARIO
Iran’s potential allies:
• Russia
• China
• Iraq
• Syria
• North Korea
• Lebanon
US allies:
• Germany
• France
• Israel
• UK
• Japan
• Canada
• South Korea
• other NATO
Most powerful militaries:
- United States
- Russia
- China
- India
- France
- Japan
- South Korea
- UK
- Turkey
- Germany
- Italy
- Egypt
- Brazil
- Iran
- Pakistan
- Indonesia
- Israel
- North Korea
