which middle eastern country has the strongest military?
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Iran has more men under arms than any other country in the region, with 350,000 in the army, 18,000 in the navy, 30,000 serving in the air force and a further 125,000 in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC).
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Russia – Although holding the largest national base and strongest military might – courtesy of the biggest defence budget in Europe and the world's leading nuclear arsenal – Russia performs below the European average all other areas, apart from diplomatic leverage.
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A variety of countries make up the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), including Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
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The US Military has been recognized as the most powerful in the world for 2018, according to Global Firepower, while Russia and China placed second and third, respectively. India, France, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan, Turkey, and Germany rounded out the top ten most powerful militaries in the world for 2018.
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['Bahrain.', 'Kuwait.', 'Oman.', 'United Arab Emirates.']
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Countries that are occasionally classified as partly democratic are Egypt and Iraq. The remaining countries of the Middle East are categorized as authoritarian regimes, with the lowest scores held by Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Freedom House categorizes Israel and Tunisia as "Free".
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["Sayeret Matkal, Israel. Israel's Sayeret Matkal is another of the world's most elite units. ... ", "National Gendarmerie Intervention Group, France. Few of the world's counterterrorism forces can compete with France's National Gendarmerie Intervention Group, or GIGN. ... ", 'Unidad de Operaciones Especiales, Spain.']
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if you're looking for a flat figure in terms of numbers the United States has the highest. amount of differing spec ops forces. but they're also the highest spending military government on the planet.
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['Israel.', 'India.', 'Saudi Arabia.', 'Iran.', 'Pakistan.', 'South Korea.', 'Taiwan.']
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Eastern world refers to nations in the Asia and Middle East. Middle east countries are:Saudi Arabia , Kuwait , Yemen , Oman , Bahrain , Qatar , United Arab Emirates ,Palestine,Jordan,Lebanon,Iran & Iraq.
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['North Korea. North Korea has been focusing on making nuclear missile technology since the 1970s.', 'Iran. Iran possesses a complete missile technology with the development of short-range, long-range missiles which has made the country more powerful than ever before.', 'Israel.', 'Pakistan.', 'India.', 'United Kingdom.', 'France.', 'China.']
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There are only two Middle East countries with nuclear weapons: Israel and Pakistan. But many observers fear that if Iran joined that list, it would spark a nuclear arms race, starting with Saudi Arabia, Iran's chief regional rival.
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The US is the world's most powerful military, according to firepower. Russia and China aren't far behind.
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In what shouldn't be a surprise, the U.S. “retains its top spot as the undisputed military power in the world,” Global Firepower says. America has more air units than any other country on Earth, with 2,085 fighters, 967 attack helicopters, 945 transports and 742 special mission aircraft.
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['Russia. Reuters.', "China. A frontier soldier from the People's Liberation Army jumps through a ring of fire as part of training in Heihe, Heilongjiang province, March 5, 2014. ... ", 'India. ... ', 'South Korea. ... ', 'Japan. ... ', 'Turkey. ... ', 'Iran. ... ', 'Indonesia. ... ']
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The military of Israel is one of the most battle-hardened and well-trained, well-equipped military in the world.
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['Nepal.', 'Afghanistan. ... ', 'China. ... ', 'Thailand. ... ', 'Korea. ... ', 'Japan. ... ', 'Iran. Both British and Russian forces were interested in controlling present-day Iran (then the Persian Empire). ... ', 'Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has been primarily ruled by tribal leaders from throughout the region. ... ']