October 5, 2026
The Iranian authorities have expanded the scope of military mobilization and training programs allocated to civilians, extending directly to include women, as part of efforts to raise general readiness to confront any possible external escalation, amid the war continuing for the seventh year in a row and reports indicating the armed forces’ need for more personnel.
In this context, the capital, Tehran, witnessed the organization of the first military training course dedicated to women within the “Jan Fada” campaign, where a training complex was established in Imam Hussein Square that simulates an operational environment and is equipped with tactical equipment. The authorities presented this female participation as part of the model of women in the “Islamic Revolution,” which combines family responsibilities with participation in defense and resistance.
These exercises fall within the “Jan Fada” campaign, which aims to organize and mobilize civilian volunteers and transform them into defense units and emergency response forces. The authorities plan to form about a thousand “national popular resistance battalions” and a similar number of emergency response units, with volunteers subjected to training commensurate with the nature of modern wars.
The military training programs, which began in Tehran and are in preparation for being rolled out to the rest of the provinces, include multiple axes, including neighborhood security, general war preparedness, information monitoring, and counter-espionage, in addition to practical training in the use of shoulder-fired weapons, operating small drones, and using combat equipment.
These field developments and mobilization campaigns, which also include night gatherings and marches in public squares, coincide with Iranian preparations for the possibility of a new confrontation, in light of the stagnation of negotiations and American threats to resume military operations, in addition to the pressures of a severe economic crisis that is burdening citizens.
