Gholamreza Soleimani, the commander of Revolutionary Guard's paramilitary Basij forces congratulated 46 anniversary of ...

Iran’s parliament voted on Tuesday to approve the use of the death penalty against demonstrators arrested during the country’s ongoing protest movement—sparked in September with the death of ...

The EU's decision to impose restrictive measures on senior Iranian commanders from the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, the paramilitary Basij and the State Security Force has marked a new ...

Weeks before Trump's inauguration, Iran is preparing for potential threats to its nuclear facilities – and for the possible domestic reaction.

For many working-class Iranians, the Basij is simply a vehicle for social and economic mobility—an access ticket to a better life. The group is called the Basij. It is classified by both the U.S. and ...

The maneuvers include local Basij volunteer forces and are seen as a response to potential regional conflicts. With increased tensions and military modernization, Iran’s leadership, under ...

The march was organized by Tehran's 27th Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces Mohammad Rasulullah Division with the participation of IRGC members, voluntary Basij forces and ordinary people ...

Massoud Shadjareh, who chairs a group leading the calls to boycott Holocaust Memorial Day, has ties to Iran's Basij street thugs, the JC can reveal ...

One member of the Basij paramilitary militia was "killed by rioters with a gunshot" at one of the protest sites in Tehran, according to Basij News, the official website run by the Basij organisation.

December marked two years since women could attend college in Afghanistan. March will mark three years since girls could go to school past sixth grade. And only a few weeks ago, the Taliban barred ...

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Thousands of people protested in Tehran on Friday against the Israeli attacks on Gaza and in solidarity with the Lebanese people. Among the demonstrators was Iran's paramilitary women's force, the ...