The Iranian regime is recruiting children and sending out mass recruitment messages via text, signaling there may be truth to the White House’s claim that the Islamic regime is suffering widespread desertions.

Amnesty International published a report on Thursday claiming Tehran is “recruiting and mobilizing children as young as 12” to participate in efforts supporting the war. Human Rights Watch similarly lamented this week that the beleaguered regime is “apparently willing to risk children’s lives for some extra manpower.”