00:03Iran is believed to have over 1 million combat troops under the IRGC, the army and the Basij.
00:09Still, millions of ordinary citizens are gathering in places like this in order to learn skills that would help them
00:16fight American soldiers should Washington launch a land invasion of Iran.
00:21The trainees are members of the John Fadag campaign, a name that translates to self-sacrificer.
00:27The campaign was launched after the US and Israel launched their war against Iran in February and so far over
00:3533 million Iranians out of a population of around 90 million have joined its ranks.
00:42The ongoing training camps located in areas easily accessible to citizens began last month and represent the first massive mobilization
00:52of the campaign's members.
00:53This camp in particular is located in the middle of the city. On one side you have people going on
01:00with their daily lives and on the other you have a camp that is sophisticated and it's teaching people how
01:06to handle guns, how to fire rockets, how to climb heights and how to identify enemy forces that could be
01:13undercover.
01:16In this class, we teach people how to fire missile rockets. We also offer courses in first aid, drone operation,
01:24firefighting and how to respond to chemical and nuclear attacks.
01:27We also have a class on firing shells as well as self-confidence building class. In all of our classes,
01:34we cover both theory and practical application. In this class, for instance, where I have the honor of teaching, we
01:41first cover the theory and then apply what was taught with the help of simulators.
01:46The classes are held six days a week and the trainees come from a wide range of age groups and
01:53backgrounds. Each one sits through four class sessions, each lasting seven hours.
02:00Many of the people that we spoke to here said they had taken time off from work and school in
02:06order to attend these classes.
02:09When the John Fada campaign was launched, it became necessary for every Iranian to express readiness to defend their country.
02:17My wife and I also enrolled as soon as the campaign was launched and listed our specialities and how we
02:24could help on the website.
02:26Our goal is to defend our country, our motherland and the blood of the martyrs, especially martyrs of the Minov
02:35school, who were massacred ruthlessly. We enrolled with love and devotion. And this is my second time attending these training
02:45classes.
02:45These training camps do not only train male volunteers. Women can also enroll and learn how to operate military equipment.
02:55We have arrived at another site near the previous one, located in Tehran's Imam Hussain Square, where only women are
03:02being trained.
03:03The women receive exactly the same lessons as the men and share the same determination.
03:11I am 51 years old and a liar. And I think my attire speaks to why I am here. I
03:17am ready to show up and defend my motherland, if possible and if called upon.
03:22I have no fear, because this is my soil. My feet are firm when I stand on this soil.
03:28Any foreigner who comes here as a tourist is welcome. But if they come here as an invader, they must
03:34be kicked out without hesitation.
03:38I'm correct.
03:41I am for a reason for sharing, but that's Peter's relationship with one another, as pair the new one thatelesha
03:41points haverei be changed in to change altogether and 32 days, to return to לסholds with another age.
03:41I have no idea.
