Basij is regarded as a vital organization in Iran, serving to defend the country's values and contribute to national security. Imam Khomeini viewed Basij as a significant force, emphasizing its role ...

On the occasion of Basij Week, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, received thousands of the members of Basij in the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah on Monday morning, Nov. 25, ...

Nowadays, the Basij acts as an interior security force, responsible for policing moral behavior, repressing dissent, surveillance over universities and neighborhoods, and enlisting regime support.

22 June 2013 Tehran - Commander of Basij (Volunteer) Force said any compromise with Washington will repeat what happened in Afghanistan and Turkey.. Today, the US is suffering from disgrace resulted ...

The Iraqi Basij is not to be confused with the Popular Mobilization Forces, an Iraqi state-backed coalition of militias, some of which are active members of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq despite ...

Iranian media reported Tuesday that an Israeli strike the day before had killed a senior commander of Iran’s Basij paramilitary force, linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. “The ...

Islamic republic’s Basij force has spearheaded crackdown in which hundreds of alleged collaborators have been arrested. Accessibility help Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer.

Iran’s government said on Sunday that urban patrols of Basij paramilitaries and other forces had been increased to ensure security, on the 10th day of the Iran-Israel war.

Iran's military forces were four days into extensive drills on Wednesday that many believe are essentially preparations for how the country could react to a U.S., Israeli or combined attack on its ...

Basij is a paramilitary voluntary force established in 1979 on Imam Khomeini's order. The force consists of often young Iranians, who have volunteered, with a strong sense of fidelity to both the ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A large-scale exercise involving 110,000 members of the Iranian Basij (volunteer) forces was held in capital Tehran on Friday, January 10. The drill, designed as a cultural and ...

The Treasury Department sanctioned several key Iranian officials on Wednesday over their role in the government’s violent crackdown on protesters. The sanctions target Iran’s prosecutor gener… ...