Embassy encourages Australia-based Iranians to volunteer to help war effort
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What Happened
Message on Telegram account has sparked alarm among diaspora groups, with one calling for the embassy to be closed Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Tehran’s embassy in Canberra is promoting a recruitment drive for a paramilitary campaign to defend Iran from US forces, with the Australian federal police now looking into the matter.
As the war approaches the two-month mark, the embassy’s website and Telegram channel this week posted a message that instructed people on how to register for a voluntary drive to fight for their country, known as the “Janfada” – or “sacrificing life” – program. Continue reading…
Why It Matters
This item is relevant to the SignsWatch signal category “Wars & Rumours of Wars” because it describes a development that may contribute to wider risk, instability, public concern, or prophetic-pattern monitoring. The source is The Guardian.
Implications
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