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| Iran civilians as spotters for IDF targeting Basij, IRGC | |
| 2026-03-14 | |
| [Jpost] Iranians on the ground have been transmitting information in Persian through Israeli social media accounts. According to the report, the information is first verified and vetted by Israeli authorities, and action is taken only after it is found to be accurate. Iranian state media reported on Wednesday evening that Israeli drones targeted checkpoints in Tehran, killing several members of Iran's security forces, including some affiliated with the Basij militia. Separate reports said several regime security personnel and Basij members were killed in the strikes. If confirmed, the reported use of civilian-supplied intelligence would point to an additional layer in Israel’s targeting apparatus inside Iran.
"Never before has a modern, capable military, which Iran used to have, been so quickly destroyed and made combat ineffective," Secretary of War Pete Hegseth declared. So on one level, they've already largely succeeded in taking down the military.
This is a brilliant move. Not only does it take the oppressors out, it encourages the resistance on the ground, and it also has to have the Basij cowering in their boots. It's likely to result in more defections from their ranks. Now, of course, you have to check and make sure the identification of the checkpoint is correct, which is what the Israelis are doing. But it's pretty easy to identify a Basij checkpoint versus other kinds of traffic, I would think. | |
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