Iran’s Basij militia is a third military force alongside the Iranian regular military and the IRGC. Its decentralized structure and civilian composition make it very difficult to root out and destroy. Since the beginning of the U.S.-Iran conflict, media and government sources have become aware that the IRGC is a force distinct from and parallel to Iran’s official armed forces. There is, however, yet another military force that needs to be considered, particularly concerning mine-laying and drone operations in the Strait of Hormuz, as well as any potential ground invasion of Iran. With Iran’s conventional air and naval forces largely destroyed, the Basij militia has emerged as the regime’s primary surviving instrument of coercive power, one that most coverage has not adequately examined. The Basij,…
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