Basij light infantry battalion training, Qom

Basij light infantry battalion instruction on AK-type assault rifle

Instruction on field stripping AK-type assault rifle

What appears to be light intensity physical exercise training

Basij light infantry battalion physical training drill

Company from Basij light infantry battalion at Qom 

Company from Basij light infantry battalion, parade ground

IRGC field grade officers salute company from Basij light infantry battalion

Basij training on the firing of AK-type assault rifle, in prone and sitting positions

Basij light infantry PK-type light machine gun (LMG) position

Basij light infantry chemical defense drill in the field

Interesting study of Basij light infantry kit, with depiction of Basij-attached Shia cleric outfitted in Basij-issue, MARPAT-inspired BDUs.

Basij light infantry riflemen outfitted in steel helmet with camouflage cover

Entrenched Basij light infantrymen outfitted in three mismatched types of camouflage

Basij light infantrymen making use of entrenching tools

Basij light infantry field camp, Qom reaction zone

Basij light infantry religious drill in the field

Religion-based ideological indoctrination in a Basij classroom

Religion-based ideological education in a Basij classroom

Smartphone employed as personal computing device in a Basij classroom

Photos: Fars News Agency

A Shia religious school in Qom, recently constructed

Front facade of new Ayatollah Khansari religious school at Qom

Interior detail of multilevel hall 

Detail of interior fountain on main floor

Interior detail of learning center study hall

Learning center study hall administer station

Interior detail of dining commons

New seminary school's dormitory

Interior detail of a typical dormitory room

Photos: RASA News Agency and Shafaqna.com

Tunnel boring machine at Qom metro construction site

Tunnel boring machine (TBM) type used at the Qom metro subway construction site

TBM with support structures dwarf crawler crane at right. Note site's concrete-related silos at top left.

Inauguration of IRIR Qom Railway Belt

Formal ceremonies for newly inaugurated IRIR railway belt outside Qom

Iranian-built Wagon Pars/DESA AD43C diesel locomotive pulling a variety of freight rolling stock

Newly inaugurated railway belt seen from the air

GE U30C diesel locomotive pulling a variety of freight rolling stock including hopper and tank container cars

 

Vintage EMD/General Motors GT26CW series diesel locomotive (No. 60-870)

Photos: Islamic Republic News Agency and President.ir

Recent pics: Qom monorail rapid transit, under construction

Monorail pylons rising before the shrines and mosques of Qom. Note the unrelated construction in the background, including use of a tower crane and scaffolding.

December 16, 2012 (Persian date Azar 26, 1391), the first Alweg-type beams arrive on site

Smart looking construction workers hoisting beams by means of truck-mounted hydraulic crane and crawlers.

Construction workers stand ready for one of the first beams to fit atop pylon

Alweg-type beam being hoisted by crawler cranes

Dignitaries and guests witness the first beams going up, including the Mayor of Qom and city council members

Monorail track alignment being expedited with expected completion of first phase within a few months

Steel form in place for top-filled concrete pour

Qom Monorail is being built under joint venture of Iranian firms MAPNA Group and Kayson Company.
Note pick-carry telescopic mobile crane hoisting form.

Workers on scaffolding prepare pylon rebar for the next concrete pour

Side view of two-section support where combined pre-stressed monorail track sections will connect

Below: Wide-angle imagery of the Qom monorail project, under construction

 

Map depicting projected route of the Qom monorail

Photos and general text courtesy Qom Monorail

Khamenei in Qom

Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrived today in the holy city of Qom. Addressing a public rally in the city, Khamenei said the internal enemies of the Islamic Republic want an Islam without clergymen, and a non-political Islam altogether. He also accused the opposition of sowing “the seed of pessimism” in the Iranian society.

Without naming names, Khamenei also accused opposition leaders of “spreading rumors” about the leadership and its achievements. “Such moves are not in line with the interests of the country's future,” he said.

On the issue of economic sanctions, Khamenei said the West wanted to exert pressure on the society by these sanction to cause people to lose faith in their leadership. But he declared that the sanctions would have no impact whatsoever on the country. “Today, Iranians are moving towards a bright future with more progress and will thwart enemies' plots," Khamenei added.

Photo: Mehr News Agency.

Source: Mehr and other Iranian news agencies.