Iranian women join 'Sacrifice for Iran' military training campaign in Tehran
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Iranian women are participating in basic military and first-aid training at Imam Hossein Square in Tehran as part of the grassroots 'Sacrifice for Iran' campaign, which began in late March amid US-Israeli military actions and renewed threats from Donald Trump, with Basij commander Hojjatoleslam Hossein Taeb attending the inauguration.
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Why It Matters
The 'Sacrifice for Iran' campaign emerged as a grassroots initiative in late March during heightened US-Israeli military actions against Iran, drawing on the concept of 'popular defense' from the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s.
Iranian women have been flocking to Imam Hossein Square in central Tehran to receive basic military and first-aid training as part of the ‘Sacrifice for Iran’ popular campaign.
The training center was inaugurated there last Wednesday, with the commander of the Basij paramilitary force, Hojjatoleslam Hossein Taeb, attending the opening ceremony.
According to Iranian media, the movement emerged as a grassroots initiative in late March, at the height of the US-Israeli military campaign against the Islamic Republic. It is based on the concept of ‘popular defense,’ which traces its roots to the bloody Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s.
The number of civilian volunteers, including dozens of women, enrolling in the training course has risen recently amid renewed threats from US President Donald Trump, RT’s Saman Kojouri reports from Tehran.
Participants register online and first receive basic training in handling weapons, including firearms, small drones, and shoulder-fired anti-tank missiles, as well as in tactical medicine. Volunteers subsequently have the option to progress to more advanced training.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Enrollment in the 'Sacrifice for Iran' training program will continue to rise if US-Israeli threats persist
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- How many women have enrolled in the training program?
- What is the long-term goal of the 'Sacrifice for Iran' campaign?
- Will the training lead to actual deployment of volunteers in defense roles?
