Posts Tagged: Basij
Israel Targets Iranian Checkpoints Using Tip-Offs From Informants, Source Says
Israel has launched a new phase of its military campaign in Iran, targeting checkpoints manned by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) based on tip-offs from informants on the ground, a...
‘Nothing to Save’: Defections, Command Breakdown Grip Iran’s Security Forces as US-Israel Strikes Pound Regime
A taxi driver in Tehran this past week said he had picked up a commander from Iran's Basij parliamentary force who, midway through the ride,...
Iran Revolutionary Guards Say They Kill 6 ‘Bandits’ in Restive Area
Iran's Revolutionary Guards killed six "armed bandits" in the country's southeast on Saturday, the elite force said on its website, in a second day...
The New York Times Publicizes Iranian Propaganda ‘Protests’ Without Disclosing Regime Role
Did the New York Times mislead its readers by falling for an Iranian propaganda stunt? It sure looks that way. The Times blunder began on page one...
Iranian Militia Chief: ISIS Carried Out Paris Attacks at Behest of Powerless America, Israel
The head of Iran's Basij militia said Israel was responsible for the terrorist attacks in Paris, Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Wednesday. "If we write the word Israel...
Report: High-Ranking Iranian Military Men Killed in Syria
Iran confirmed that five Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members were killed in Syria over the past two days, the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya reported on Tuesday. Among these were three...
Israeli Officials: Iran Massively Ramping Up Arming of Hezbollah in Preparation for Major Assault on Israel
Senior Israeli officials warned on Monday evening that, over the last few weeks, Iran has considerably stepped up its operations to arm Hezbollah in order...
Iranian Paramilitary Commander Reportedly Admits Tehran’s Goal of Achieving ‘Atomic and Chemical’ Weapons
A commander of Iran's widely feared Basij paramilitary corps has inadvertently confessed that the Tehran regime aims to build up an arsenal of nuclear and...
