Iran opens military training centre in Tehran, plans to train one million volunteers

Iran has opened a third military training centre in Tehran and announced plans to train one million paramilitary volunteers nationwide, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported.

The announcement comes amid fears of renewed conflict with the US and Israel.

Members of the Basij, a paramilitary force affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, attended the opening. Two other centres opened in Tehran in August and September.