Iran is stepping up military training for civilian volunteers, opening a new camp for women in Tehran amid U.S. threats of ground operations. The move follows Israeli and U.S. air strikes on Iran in 2025 and 2026.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has opened a military training camp for women volunteers as Tehran prepares for possible ground attacks following U.S. threats to deploy troops and support armed groups in neighbouring countries.
The new facility at Tehran’s Azadi Square is the fourth such camp in the capital. The IRGC’s volunteer force previously opened a training centre for men in Tajrish Square, in northern Tehran.
The ‘Sacrifice for Iran’ campaign was launched following the second war involving Iran, Israel and the U.S. in 2026, as part of a wider mobilisation drive led by the Revolutionary Guards.
The training camps were established amid U.S. threats to seize Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf and launch operations around the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz.
The campaign has reportedly attracted millions of volunteers, with officials claiming more than 31 million people have registered nationwide. Training covers combat readiness, drone operations, shoulder-fired weapons and first aid.
At the newly opened camp, women volunteers demonstrated their ability to operate light and heavy machine guns and carry out rappelling exercises.
Meanwhile, efforts to secure a lasting peace between Iran and the U.S. have made little progress, despite both sides exchanging proposals and counterproposals.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary, Mohsen Rezaei, dismissed reports of negotiations as “fake news about imaginary talks” and urged Washington to “surrender” to Tehran’s peace conditions.
“The war on Iran has already wrecked the U.S. government. But Washington flails like a desperate gambler. FOLD YOUR HAND. STOP manufacturing FAKE NEWS about imaginary talks. Stop denying the West Asian NEW ORDER,” he said in a post on X on Tuesday.
“Time to SURRENDER to the seven conditions Iran has repeatedly set out,” he added, referring to Tehran’s demands, which include lifting the naval blockade, ending economic sanctions and halting hostilities on all fronts, including in Lebanon.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X on Monday that Tehran’s two-day peace proposal remained on the table.
“American voters have made their choice. Time for the White House to make its own. Our 2-day proposal stands: meet the requirements, including end to war on all fronts, and you will see results.”
“Or choose war, and see our alert and battle-hardened Warriors rain down hell,” Araghchi warned.
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