'How to shoot down an F-18': Videos show Iran militia members training to use anti-aircraft missiles

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Iranian Revolutionary Guards are training Basij paramilitary members on the use of man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS), drawing on lessons from recent conflicts. This deployment of MANPADS aims to prepare for potential future US-Israeli attacks and follows documented instances of downing aircraft.

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Iran’s military forces are preparing for a potential new round of US-Israeli attacks by deploying more man-portable air defence systems, or MANPADS, drawing on lessons from the recent war and the downing of multiple US and Israeli aircraft. FRANCE 24 obtained documents and videos revealing mass training by the Revolutionary Guards for members of the Basij, the IRGC’s paramilitary force, on how to fire MANPADS.

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