U.S considering range of options on Iran

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that the United States is “considering a full range of options” amid rising tensions with Iran, but emphasised international diplomacy over any new military response


Middle East 
Patriot PAC-3 missile battery

Four B-52 bombers

Arabian Sea
USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, one cruiser, three destroyers, USS Arlington amphibious ship


LEBANON

TURKEY 1,650

SYRIA 2,000

IRAQ 5,200

PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

KUWAIT 2,090

BAHRAIN 4,270

SAUDI ARABIA 300

QATAR 540

UAE 380

YEMEN

OMAN

Red Sea

Gulf of Aden

The Gulf

IRAN
Armed forces 523,000 (+350,000 reserves)

Strait of Hormuz

AFGHANISTAN 14,000

300km 185 miles


U.S.
Troop numbers
Recent military reinforcements
Bases: Navy 	Army 	Air Force

Iran
Proxy forces
Militant groups backed by Iran
Bases: Navy 	Army 	Air Force


Sources: AP, Defence Manpower Data Centre, Forces Network, Stratfor, USNI 
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