According to Al-Arabiya TV, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has recently set up training camps in which pupils receive combat training.

This is a preemptive measure for a likely war and to counter domestic unrests.
Al-Arabiya TV added: “The Iranian educational system recognizes such training terms for students, but the fact that IRGC has holds this responsibility so extensively is something new.”

The Iranian authorities distribute attractive incentives among pupils to encourage them to join pro-government paramilitary militias called Basij force.