{"id":2579259,"date":"2026-03-12T19:01:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T23:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-strikes-irans-basij-internal-security-forces-at-tehran-checkpoints\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T19:05:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T23:05:51","slug":"israel-strikes-irans-basij-internal-security-forces-at-tehran-checkpoints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-strikes-irans-basij-internal-security-forces-at-tehran-checkpoints\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel strikes Iran&#8217;s Basij internal security forces at Tehran checkpoints"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-strikes-irans-basij-internal-security-forces-at-tehran-checkpoints%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2579259&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israeli air forces reportedly struck Iran\u2019s Basij <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-builds-back-obamas-middle-east\/\" title=\"Biden Builds Back Obama\u2019s Middle East\">internal security forces<\/a> at Tehran checkpoints after the Basij had set up traffic controls across the city. Israel said it targeted Basij personnel and central security assets in recent raids,while Iranian state media claimed the attack may have been carried out by drones. The Basij, linked to Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard Corps, has been described as leading domestic crackdowns, including during recent protests that Iran says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/central-african-republic-votes-under-threat-of-violence\/\" title=\"Central African Republic votes under threat of violence\">killed thousands<\/a>. The article covers a broader war context in which Israel and the United States have claimed major gains against Iran, including the opening strikes that purportedly killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the appointment of his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, as his successor (mojtaba\u2019s first address was read aloud rather than delivered in person). Iran has reportedly unleashed thousands of drones and hundreds of missiles in retaliation, though U.S. defense officials say Iranian attacks have decreased; prior protests amid an internet blackout are cited by Iran as evidence of the regime\u2019s suppression and casualties.Despite significant losses, the article states the regime remains in control, with Netanyahu asserting that the U.S.-Israel alliance is \u201ccrushing\u201d Iran\u2019s regime and shifting the regional balance of power.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Israel strikes Iran&rsquo;s Basij internal security forces at Tehran checkpoints<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2530901\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\">Israeli<\/a> Air Force targeted <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\">Iran&rsquo;s<\/a> internal security forces, known as the Basij, after they had set up traffic checkpoints in multiple areas across Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>Israel&rsquo;s military announced on Thursday that it had been targeting the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-889807\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-889807\">Basij soldiers<\/a> manning those checkpoints &ldquo;during the past day,&rdquo; after conducting &ldquo;the extensive strike on the most central assets of internal security forces and the Basij.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s unclear how exactly Israel took out the checkpoints, but local <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202603116253\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202603116253\">Iranian state media<\/a> claimed it was via drone. <\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4489575\/zelensky-needles-us-middle-east-american-troops\/\">Zelensky needles US as he sends teams to Middle East to help American troops<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4489612\/uss-ford-fire-onboard-sailors-medical-attention-iran\/\">USS Ford experiences non-combat-related fire onboard, two sailors seeking medical attention<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4485842\/rightly-seeking-iran-off-ramp-trump-must-first-eliminate-mojtaba-khamenei\/\">Rightly seeking Iran off-ramp, Trump must first eliminate Mojtaba Khamenei<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Iran&rsquo;s Basij is the internal security paramilitary force tasked with maintaining civil and domestic control, and it is tied to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The Basij was the entity linked to the crackdown on nationwide civilian protests in late December and early January, allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-follows-radical-agenda-in-first-72-hours\/\" title=\"Biden Follows Radical Agenda In First 72 Hours\">killing thousands<\/a>. Those crackdowns prompted President Donald Trump to declare &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4419342\/trump-promise-iranian-protesters-significant-political-risks\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4419342\/trump-promise-iranian-protesters-significant-political-risks\/\">Help is on the way<\/a>,&rdquo; although it took several more weeks for Operation Epic Fury to begin in earnest.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-l-bahnsen-no-aoc-capitalism-isnt-too-consumerist-around-the-holidays\/\" title=\"David L. Bahnsen: No, AOC, Capitalism Isn\u2019t Too &quot;Consumerist&quot; Around the Holidays\">forces lead<\/a> the central suppression operations of internal protests, and particularly in the recent period, through the use of severe violence, widespread arrests, and the application of force against civilian protesters,&rdquo; the Israeli militia statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Targeting the Basij could degrade their ability to maintain control over the population.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, Israeli Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> held his first press conference of the war on Thursday and he said the U.S.-Israeli militaries are &ldquo;crushing&rdquo; Iran&rsquo;s regime.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Through an unprecedented joining of forces between Israel and the United States, we have achieved tremendous accomplishments &mdash; achievements that are changing the balance of power in the Middle East and even beyond it,&rdquo; Netanyahu said.<\/p>\n<p>Israel and the United States began the war against Iran nearly two weeks ago, and they assassinated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the opening strikes. Iran&rsquo;s Assembly of Experts selected his son, Mojtaba&nbsp;Khamenei, to succeed his father as the next supreme leader. On Thursday, Mojtaba Khamenei released his&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4489443\/mojtaba-khamenei-first-statement-not-on-camera\/\">first-ever address as ayatollah<\/a>, but he did not deliver it personally.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We promise never to hesitate in taking revenge for the blood of the martyrs,&rdquo; Khamenei&rsquo;s statement, which was read aloud by another individual, said, adding: &ldquo;This revenge is not limited to the martyrdom of the great revolutionary leader [Ali Khamenei] but is for all the people sacrificed by the enemy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Since the opening strikes, Iran has launched thousands of drones and hundreds of ballistic missiles at targets in several countries across the Middle East. U.S. defense officials have said Iran&rsquo;s retaliatory attacks have decreased in frequency over the course of the near-two-weeklong war.<\/p>\n<p>Weeks before Trump authorized military force, there were widespread protests throughout Iran, with civilians turning out in the thousands to protest the regime. The Iranian regime cut the internet in the country, and the Basij was accused of killing thousands of protesters.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4486498\/ukraine-prove-value-america-drone-assistance\/\"><strong>UKRAINE&nbsp;LOOKS TO PROVE ITS VALUE TO AMERICA WITH DRONE ASSISTANCE<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump, in light of those protests, urged Iran to stop the crackdown and warned that help would be on the way for the protesters. Now, nearly two weeks since the war commenced, the regime and the Guard have taken significant losses, but they remain in control of the country.<\/p>\n<p>The president has said the younger Khamenei is not an acceptable leader for Iran, though he has not <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >explicitly labeled regime change<\/a> as a primary objective of the war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel hits Iran&#8217;s Basij at Tehran checkpoints<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2579260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26067484548371.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[75683,32404,3823,4671,21929],"class_list":["post-2579259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-basij","tag-geopolitics","tag-iran","tag-israel","tag-tehran"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26067484548371.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2579259"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2579263,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579259\/revisions\/2579263"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2579260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2579259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2579259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2579259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}