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Foreign militia, in the guise of Shia pilgrims, are reportedly entering Iran to help crush the nationwide unrest against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s regime. The exact number of fighters who entered Iran is not known, but, according to American news outlet The Media Line, at least 60 similar 50-seater buses, carrying young Iraqi men, have crossed the Iranian border. Among those young men who took up weapons for Iran is Mohammed Iyad, a 37-year-old Iraqi. According to his mother, Iyad was recruited by the Iraqi Hezbollah group for $600 a month. She told The Media Line that her son had been unemployed for over three years. He was desperate for work, and on January 5, a friend offered him $600 a month to go and defend the Islamic Revolution in Iran.
Full report : Iran Brings In Iraqi Militia To Crack Down On Protesters Amid US Threats.