Iranian state television has begun broadcasting weapons training programmes, including lessons on how to use rifles and machine guns, marking a shift in the type of content aired by the country’s public broadcaster.
The programmes show how to assemble and disassemble Kalashnikov rifles and PK machine guns.
US-based Iranian rights activists news agency HRANA said the human rights situation in Iran has worsened since the start of the US-Israeli war, with more than 4,000 people arrested on security-related charges.
According to a report by HRANA, at least 4,023 people were arrested in Iran between 28 February and 8 April on charges including espionage, threatening national security, spreading war-related information, and cooperating with hostile countries.
