Four people have been arrested in connection with the killing, with one reportedly confessing to carrying out the act after ...

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL: Israel has claimed that Ali Larijani, one of Iran’s most powerful civilian figures, was killed in a targeted strike, marking a major escalation in the ongoing conflict. Israeli ...

The Basij are a volunteer militia involved in various security functions under the direction of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Established in 1979, the group consists of around 90,000 active ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Basij militia member patrols in Tehran following a US strike, March 5, 2026; illustrative. (photo credit: Kaveh Kazemi/Getty ...

Tehran prepares massive security operation for Ali Khamenei's July 9 burial, mobilizing Basij militia and IRGC for expected historic turnout.

An Iranian holding a picture of Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani during a funeral in Tehran on Wednesday.Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images Israel’s military said it had killed the intelligence chief of ...

The Basij—a paramilitary force that developed alongside the Revolutionary Guards and against the backdrop of the Iran-Iraq War—continues to be a major symbol of the Islamic Republic. Stories of Basij ...

Iran has sentenced to death five people over the killing of a member of the Basij paramilitary force during nationwide protests, the judiciary said on December 6. Another 11 people, including three ...

DUBAI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Iranian security forces, including the pro-government Basij militia, are trying to quell growing nationwide protests that erupted after a woman died in the custody of the ...

As tension builds between Washington and Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran is under a lot of pressure. And, in the wake of considerable domestic unrest in 2018 and sporadic unrest this year, we ...