Iran opens first military training camp for women in Tehran
Iran opened its first military training camp exclusively for women at Tehran's Azadi Square, part of a national campaign to prepare civilians for a potential ground invasion. Volunteers trained in shooting, urban combat, and drone operation.
Iran has inaugurated its first all-female military training camp in Tehran amid fears of an American attack. Dozens of women defined as 'Janfadaian' – volunteers ready to sacrifice their lives for the homeland – took part in public military exercises at Azadi Square. According to the WANA news agency, this is the fourth training center opened in the capital as part of a new national homeland defense campaign, but it is the first center dedicated exclusively to women's training. The training includes handling and firing live weapons, self-defense exercises, urban combat simulations, rappelling down tall buildings, zip-lining, and familiarization with unmanned aerial vehicles. The program is linked to the Basij organization, the paramilitary militia force subordinate to the Revolutionary Guards. The campaign aims to prepare the civilian population, including women, to defend the country in the event of a ground invasion or a large-scale military campaign led by the United States or its allies. The article notes that this is a psychological show of force designed to project national unity and resistance to the West.