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EXPOSED: Iran DESPERATELY Recruiting 12-Year-Old Child Soldiers as Military Collapses

Gary FranchiApril 4, 2026239 views
EXPOSED: Iran DESPERATELY Recruiting 12-Year-Old Child Soldiers as Military Collapses
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Iran's desperation is showing. The Islamic regime is now recruiting children as young as 12 years old for military service while sending mass recruitment text messages to citizens—clear evidence that President Trump's tough-as-nails approach to the terrorist state is working.

According to a bombshell Amnesty International report released Thursday, Tehran is "recruiting and mobilizing children as young as 12" to participate in efforts supporting the regime's military operations. The regime's Revolutionary Guard Corps is even putting these child soldiers on the front lines of conflicts, exposing the moral bankruptcy of Iran's leadership.

Social media users are taking notice of this horrific development. "Iran Guards recruiting children as young as 12, putting them on front lines of war," posted @BBucky2u, sharing the shocking Fox News report that has patriots across America asking: How long will the world tolerate this barbaric regime?

The child recruitment campaign comes as Iran faces what the White House describes as "widespread desertions" from its military ranks. When a regime has to resort to arming 12-year-olds, you know their house of cards is collapsing fast.

Trump's Iran Strategy Paying Dividends

This manpower crisis didn't happen by accident. It's the direct result of President Trump's maximum pressure campaign that has isolated Iran economically and politically. Unlike the Obama-Biden approach of shipping pallets of cash to Tehran, Trump has squeezed the regime until they're scraping the bottom of the barrel for soldiers.

One social media observer captured the stark contrast perfectly: "Some Americans would not defend the USA...you know who they are," posted @Citizen81947, highlighting how Iran's children are being forced into military service while America's own leftists refuse to defend their homeland.

The mass text message recruitment drive signals just how desperate Iran's mullahs have become. When you're reduced to cold-calling citizens and enlisting children, your military is clearly in free fall.

As @DailyhuntApp noted, this constitutes nothing less than a "crime" against humanity—the systematic exploitation of children for the regime's terrorist ambitions.

Patriots should ask themselves: If Iran is this weak and desperate, why did Biden ever consider negotiating with them? Trump's approach of strength through deterrence is proving once again that America wins when we lead from a position of power, not weakness.

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Gary Franchi

Award-winning journalist covering breaking news, politics & culture for Next News Network.

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RetiredMarineVerifiedApr 4, 2026
As someone who served for 20 years, this makes me sick. Real militaries protect children, they don't exploit them.
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ChristianMotherVerifiedApr 4, 2026
Praying for those poor children and their families. No child should ever be forced into war.
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PatriotMom47VerifiedApr 5, 2026
This is absolutely horrific! Using children as soldiers shows how desperate and morally bankrupt the Iranian regime has become.
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VeteranDadVerifiedApr 6, 2026
Completely agree. Any military that resorts to child soldiers has already lost any legitimacy.
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TexasConservativeVerifiedApr 5, 2026
Iran's military collapse couldn't happen fast enough. The Iranian people deserve so much better than this oppressive theocracy.
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FreedomFirst2024VerifiedApr 5, 2026
This reminds me of what we saw with ISIS and other terrorist groups. When evil regimes get desperate, they always target the most vulnerable.
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MidwestMomVerifiedApr 6, 2026
Exactly! It's straight out of the terrorist playbook. Disgusting.
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TruthSeeker88VerifiedApr 6, 2026
How is the mainstream media not covering this more? Oh wait, I know why...
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AmericaFirstVerifiedApr 6, 2026
And Biden wants to negotiate with these monsters? This is exactly why we need strong leadership that doesn't appease tyrants.
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ConservativeVoterVerifiedApr 6, 2026
Trump would never let Iran get away with this nonsense. We need real strength back in the White House.