• AlfredEinstein@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Iran has always had mandatory military service for men 18+. You can buy out if you’re rich, but they’ve been drafting for years.

    And Iran is arguably the #3 major player ahead of Israel who wants to keep their military action at home.