Massive fire engulfs Tehran market as over 200 shops burn
Blaze in western Tehran's Janat bazaar raises sabotage questions amid crackdown on merchant protests and ongoing tensions with Washington.
Tag: Basij
Inside Iran's Basij militia, the regime's last line of defense
Blinding demonstrators by shooting at their eyes. Carrying out arbitrary arrests and raids. Spying on civilians. Silencing the media. Spreading ...
Iranian forces raid cities in Oct. 7-style rampage
Eerie footage shows Basij militias mounted on white pickup trucks and APCs while pointing machine guns as they roam streets. ...
Iran's Khamenei praises Basij forces for confronting 'rioters'
"They have sacrificed their lives to protect people from rioters ... the presence of Basij shows that the Islamic Revolution ...
Iranian group threatens to turn Tomb of Esther and Mordechai into a Palestinian mission
Purim heroes' tomb Hamadan city will be turned into a Palestinian diplomatic mission if even a single section of the ...
Iran in turmoil: Coronavirus kills the 'butcher' of Tehran
Websites affiliated with Iran's exiled opposition celebrate the death of Mohammad Haj Abolghasemi, 71, calling him a "butcher" and a ...
Iranian Basij commander assassinated by masked gunmen
The slain commander, Abdolhossein Mojaddami, was gunned down in front of his home in southern Iran by unknown assailants. The ...
US, Gulf countries impose joint Iran-related sanctions on 25 targets
The blacklisted targets were announced by the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center nations – which also include Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, ...