The Basij's New Recruits: What Iran's Mass Mobilisation Campaign Reveals About Its Future Iran's latest mobilisation drive, Janfada or "those who sacrifice their life," has raised concerns about a potential resurgence of conflict between the Islamic Republic and the United States.
However, this campaign reveals more about Iran's internal dynamics than its foreign policy.
The mobilisation effort involves thousands of civilians, including children as young as 15, taking up arms under the banner of the Basij militia arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).