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Posted on 03/26/2026 3:57:03 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
An official from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the minimum age for participation in war-related support roles has been lowered to 12, according to remarks aired on state media.
Rahim Nadali, a cultural official with the Guards in Tehran, said an initiative called “For Iran” was recruiting participants to assist with activities such as patrols, checkpoints and logistics.
“Given that the age of those coming forward has dropped and they are asking to take part, we lowered the minimum age to 12,” he said, adding that 12- and 13-year-olds could now take part if they wished.
The comments were broadcast as part of state media coverage of the war effort.
The announcement has revived concerns over the use of minors in security-related roles in Iran.
During the 2022 protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini, images shared on social media appeared to show children and teenagers in military-style uniforms and protective gear, drawing criticism from child rights advocates.
The move comes despite Iran’s commitments under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which prohibits the use of children in military activities.
Human rights groups have also repeatedly accused Iranian authorities of killing child protesters during past crackdowns. The Center for Human Rights in Iran said security forces killed more than 200 children during a wave of protests in early 2026.
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have also documented cases of children being shot, detained and abused during demonstrations, saying government forces have used lethal force against minors in violation of international law.
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While the hardliners won’t mind this it should help remind the more normal Iranians why they should keep listening for American messages, and endure the bombings with hope for a better, more sane Iran.
Well the majority of their leadership is dead so why not use kids, heck Im shocked they are not recruiting 5 yr olds to fight
Islam, the religion of pedophiles and perverts.
And the 12 year old warriors can boink 9 year old girls!
Was refreshing my then young child’s memory of events in 1979.
Jimmy Carter was a bigger fool than I ever imagined.
After pushing the Shah out, Carter paved the way for France to send Khomeini back to Iran, and told the Iranian Military leadership, who were secular, modern, pro-western, to stand down.
Not much later, many of those officers who did not escape Iran were executed, and of course, the US Embassy hostages were taken.
And how the press will howl if bodies of 12 yr old soldiers show up in the rubble in iran
And we’d be accused of killing children.
At least they are teaching the kids responsibility at an early age, unlike here where the kids play Nintendo in the basement, live of their parents health insurance, and don’t know the meaning of labor until they are 26 or more. 🙄
During the Iran Iraq war they ran kids out into mine fields to clear them out. There is no evil too low for them to go.
I guess we know how coming up with a million fighters now.
Demonic regime.
Iran calls for nuclear action against US; ‘one million fighters’ ready for ground invasion
Hindustan Times ^ | 03/26/2026
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4372347/posts
I remember during the Iran/Iraq war that Iranians gave their youth plastic keys and had them into and through Iraqi mine fields.
I should have looked through the other posts. You beat me to this one.
I remember that, it was heartbreaking.
12? Yeah they are winning.
They ran out of virgins so now they have to be satisfied with 72 goats.
12 year olds die, too.
How can it be a better, more sane Iran if Trump leaves the IRGC in charge? They are the ones who have been brutalizing the people.
Is that the plan, to leave them in charge?
Ya, “support”, spelled ‘c o m f o r t’.
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