JERUSALEM, March 12, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Israel's military said Thursday it had struck checkpoints set up in Tehran by the Basij paramilitary force of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, as part of efforts to undermine control by the authorities. "Over the past day, the Israeli Air Force, acting on (military) intelligence, has targeted the Basij roadblocks and operatives," the army said in a statement. They were put down with a crackdown which according to rights groups left thousands of people dead and tens of thousands arrested. Tehran residents have told AFP that Revolutionary Guard forces have set up checkpoints across the capital in a bid to assert control in the face of US-Israeli strikes. "The only way they can show that they're there and that the situation is under control is to put checkpoints around the place."

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 12, 2026 18:46 UTC