On May 16, 2019, the United States reported that Acting Secretary of Defense Shanahan submitted the latest military plan: The Pentagon plans to send 120,000 troops to the Middle East to deal with tensions in Iran. The plan is led by national security adviser John Bolton. However, the US military has not announced this large-scale troop deployment plan. Does it mean launching a ground offensive war against Iran? In particular, it is not very clear about the specific details of the emergency deployment of 120,000 US troops. From a practical point of view, the US military has very limited deployment of troops around the world and is simply unable to mobilize 120,000 troops to gather in the Middle East. Even the US is questioning whether the US will send so many troops to the Middle East. The US military plans to use 120,000 troops. Surround Iran like an iron barrel.
In response, Hossein Salami, Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said on the 15th, "The U.S. aircraft carrier battle group is very fragile, and the United States now does not have the ability to wage a war against Iran." "The top U.S. leaders do not have the will or determination to wage a war against Iran. . The U.S.'s pretentious deployment of troops in the Middle East is nothing more than a psychological war." But as soon as he finished speaking, the U.S. military immediately announced that it would send an additional 120,000 troops!
The US military hopes to send more troops to the Middle East to threaten Iran. But obviously Iran is definitely not afraid, because Iran has strong defense capabilities: Iran is one of the most powerful militarily countries in the Middle East. Iran's national defense and strategic strength depend on many reasons. Iran itself is a huge resource-rich country with a growing population. The country also lacks a colonial history and has a huge influence in the Middle East. Iran also has a developed cultural tradition, which makes Military, defense, and industrial technology can be easily transferred to Iran and then digested and absorbed.
Iran is also one of the most powerful Islamic countries, and its military and political potential is significantly higher than that of nuclear-armed Pakistan , which has a powerful and unfriendly neighbor: India and the United States, which is allied with India. Iran also greatly exceeds the potential of the Gulf countries and the Arabian Peninsula. In terms of population and the development of their own industries, the Gulf countries cannot compare with Iran.
The Iranian armed forces have a classic three structures: Army, Navy and Air Force. In addition to the armed forces, Iran has a parallel military structure: the Iranian Revolutionary Guards , abbreviated in English as IRGC. In addition to conventional military forces, there are also special forces within the territory and the resistance militia Basij, a paramilitary organization with more than 11 corps and a strength of more than 2 million people.
The total number of Iran’s conventional armed forces, including the Iranian army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, exceeds 900,000, including more than 670,000 ground troops, 100,000 air forces, 150,000 naval forces, and 135,000 active troops of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. people. Iran is actively working to mechanize its army. Since 1992, Iran has established a production line for T-72 tanks, as well as factories for repairing various armored vehicles. In addition, Iran has designed its own main battle tank Zulfiqar series, and its latest self-designed tank "Karal" has also been introduced into production. According to foreign military experts, Iran's mobilization capacity reaches about 7 million people, but according to Iran's own statistics, another 20 million people can stand up and take up arms to become soldiers or officers when necessary.
The Iranian army has such high numbers and experienced personnel, especially with strong offensive potential. Despite some outdated weapons, Iran's armed forces remain a powerful and modern force. One of the reasons for the high combat effectiveness of the Iranian army is the enthusiasm of the personnel and their participation in actual combat training for many years. In particular, their long-term participation in the Iraq War, Syrian Civil War, the Yemen War, battlefields in Lebanon, etc., has cultivated a large number of actual combat talents. Therefore, the United States has said that Iran's million-strong army has swept across the Middle East and even advanced to Syria within 72 hours to fight Israel.Iran just wants to "destroy" Israel!
After withdrawing from the nuclear agreement, the United States is gradually increasing its troops and sending aircraft carriers and bombers to increase pressure. But it just doesn’t dare to fight Iran. As US National Security Assistant to the President John Bolton said, the United States “does not seek a war with Iran.” But from an objective point of view, it is not that there will be no war, but that the US military does not have the strength to start a war.
