This YouTube short video is followed by a quick English translation of its transcript, with the assistance of Mr. Google Translate (Bambi’s old online friend).
Today’s post ends with music as usual, namely with Mr. Raymond Levesque’s timely song “Quand les hommes vivront d’amour” [When men will live for Love].
“This is the American aircraft carrier Gerald R. Herford, the largest in the world. It was spotted on February 23rd at the Souda Bay naval base in Greece and is expected to arrive off the coast of Lebanon soon.
With this armada now within range of Iran, the risk of an American attack against the Islamic Republic has never been higher.
Today, what force could the United States rely on in the event of war, and what military power could Iran and its allies oppose it? We’ll break it down for you.
The Americans can already rely on their 19 military installations in the region marked in red on the map, housing between 30,000 and 40,000 troops.
In addition to this land power, the United States assembled its largest air force since the invasion of Iraq at the end of February.
The magazine Le Grand Continent estimates that there are between 150 and 200 military aircraft. As for naval forces, the United States has 19 warships, including two aircraft carriers, the Geraldford and the Abraham Lincoln, as well as 14 destroyers, all equipped with dozens of Tomahawk missiles capable of reaching Iran.
But if the United States were to attack Iran, it would likely also be aided by Israel and its powerful air force of over 600 aircraft.
Iran, for its part, has a large military force, including 350,000 in its regular army and 150,000 members of the Revolutionary Guard, the regime’s ideological army.
To compensate for its limited air force, the Islamic Republic has also invested in a significant ballistic missile arsenal, which still includes 1,000 long-range missiles capable of striking Israel, according to Reuters.
As for the Iranian navy, it remains relatively limited. However, Tehran recently showcased its capabilities during a military exercise in the Strait of Hormuz to demonstrate its willingness to block this strategic waterway for oil and gas in the event of a conflict. Iran can also rely on its numerous proxies in Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, and Palestine, representing a total of over 500,000 potential fighters.
The Yemeni forces now constitute the most powerful faction of these pro-Iranian militias, with 350,000 soldiers and a significant arsenal of ballistic missiles capable of reaching Israel and American bases.
Conversely, Hezbollah lost 70% of its domestic arsenal during the last war against Israel. Should the party nevertheless decide to join Iran in the conflict, Israel has threatened to strike Lebanon hard, particularly its airport”.
