Qasem Soleimani: How strong is Iran's military?
Iran has vowed to retaliate after its most powerful military commander was killed by a US drone strike at Baghdad airport.
"Severe revenge awaits" those behind the attack on General Qasem Soleimani, said Iran's Supreme Leader.
So what do we know about Iran's military capabilities?
How big is Iran's army?
There are an estimated 523,000 active Iranian personnel in a range of military roles, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a UK-based think tank.
This includes 350,000 in the regular army, and at least 150,000 in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
There are a further 20,000 service personnel in the IRGC's naval forces. This group operates a number of armed patrol boats in the Strait of Hormuz, the site of several confrontations involving foreign-flagged tankers in 2019.
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