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Friday, March 13, 2026
IDF says it killed additional Basij members manning checkpoints in Tehran
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says it killed more members of Iran’s Basij paramilitary force who were manning checkpoints in Tehran.
Overnight, the Israeli Air Force struck a number of checkpoints that were set up by the Basij in Iran’s capital, killing several members of the paramilitary force, the military says.
A similar wave of drone strikes was also conducted on Wednesday night.
A US official and an Israeli official told The Times of Israel last week that their countries’ ongoing airstrikes throughout Iran are targeting members of the regime’s forces that took part in the crackdown on anti-government protesters earlier this year, hoping to make it easier for demonstrators to return to the streets once the bombing subsides.
The Times of Israel Community.