Based on information received by Iran International, low morale and desertions among military and security forces are on the rise. Desertions among personnel of the Law Enforcement Command have become one of the regime's serious challenges, with approximately 350 individuals abandoning their posts at one of the command's bases. Reports indicate that in some units, the rate of desertion or absenteeism among forces has reached as high as around 90 percent. Some reports also indicate that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, to compensate for personnel shortages, has recalled a number of its retirees to service and even encouraged certain prisoners to cooperate with security forces by promising them pardons. In the Air Force as well, based on received reports, morale and operational readiness are at a low level. It is said that many pilots, especially following the downing of a Yak-130 aircraft in combat with an Israeli F-35, have no desire to fly or confront the Israeli or American air forces, and combat readiness levels have also declined.

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