New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- The US and Iran are on the brink of a war as tensions continue to mount between the two sides, who have been at odds since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The US has moved considerable amounts of its war power to the region in the past few weeks, including aircraft carriers, even as regional allies continue full-scale efforts to de-escalate.

While the US, the world's leading military power, has an overwhelming advantage on paper against Iran, if the two countries go to war, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine has shown that absolute numbers can be deceptive on the battlefield.

Here is a look at how the US and Iran stack up against each other

According to the Global Firepower Rankings, 2026, the US has the most powerful m...