About 14.4 million people have applied for voluntary military service in Iran, according to the speaker of the parliament, Mohammad Baker Kalibaf. He published the data, which cannot be independently verified at the moment, on a social network on Tuesday. The action is called “Sacrifice life”. This was reported by the DPA agency, writes TASR. According to IRIB state television, the volunteers should be deployed alongside the Revolutionary Guards and the army in the event of a ground invasion by the US and Israel. the AP agency reported. Human chains are also planned to protect possible targets of attacks.
About 90 million people live in Iran. State media and text message campaigns call on residents to volunteer to fight. The government also asked for expressions of interest from retired soldiers, while the volunteer paramilitary units of the Bašídz belonging to the Revolutionary Guards they started accepting children older than 12 years into their ranks.
Registered volunteers also include President Masúd Pezeškiján, most of his ministers and numerous public officials, athletes and artistssaid IRIB. According to her report, the number of volunteers is high, which is a sign of national unity and defense capability, especially after the ultimatum of the American president. Donald Trump demands that Iran lift the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, important for the world supply of energy raw materials. Otherwise, he threatened attacks on bridges and power plants in the Islamic Republic from Wednesday night.
