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Iran Simulates Shooting Leaders, Enlists Child Checkpoint Volunteers

5/20/2026

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IRIB aired shows that simulated shooting at U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on 26 March a recruitment drive that accepts volunteers as young as 12 for checkpoint duties.
Human Rights Watch warned drive violates children’s rights and may be a war crime, noting that 11-year-old Alireza Jafari was killed by an Israeli drone at an IRGC checkpoint in Tehran.

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IRIB aired shows that simulated shooting at U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on 26 March a recruitment drive that accepts volunteers as young as 12 for checkpoint duties.
Human Rights Watch warned drive violates children’s rights and may be a war crime, noting that 11-year-old Alireza Jafari was killed by an Israeli drone at an IRGC checkpoint in Tehran.