Hossein Bastani, a political analyst, says that analyzing today’s Basij based on the wartime mindset is misleading.
Hossein Bastani, a political analyst, tweeted about the Basij in today’s Iran, saying that the Basij, with all its branches in government offices, universities, or industries, is an organization for distributing educational, financial, employment, or political benefits. The main condition for receiving these benefits is not readiness for war, but participation in repression. Analyzing today’s Basij based on the wartime mindset will be misleading.