Direct reports from event eyewitnesses
Images sent to Iran International show IRGC proxy forces gathering on Shahid Street in Tehran, where they speak in Arabic about support from Lebanon, Yemen, and Gaza for the Islamic Republic and chant slogans.
A citizen sent a video to Iran International criticizing the IRGC for making decisions and acting in the name of Mojtaba Khamenei, the third leader of the Islamic Republic, suggesting the IRGC is the main decision-maker in the country.
Fox News reported that a proposal has been raised to establish U.S. air and naval bases in the port of Berbera, Somaliland, citing the strategic importance due to blockades in the Strait of Hormuz and threats near Bab al-Mandab. According to the report, Gen. Michael Langley of AFRICOM met with Somaliland's president in November 2025 to discuss the proposal, which remains controversial and unofficial.
The "Tzabrin News" channel, associated with Shiite militias in Iraq, claims to have footage of an Iranian speedboat approaching an American destroyer in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran released footage showing the IRGC Navy ordering U.S. destroyers to turn away from the Strait of Hormuz, issuing a "last warning" before threatening to open fire.
The United States and Israel conducted one of the largest coordinated air campaigns against Iran, with the U.S. striking over 13,000 targets including 2,000 command and control sites and 1,500 air defense positions, while Israel carried out 8,500 strikes and 7,000 target strikes across Iran in just 18 days.
Videos received by Iran International show masked armed agents of the Islamic Republic, carrying flags and images of Mojtaba Khamenei, launching a street procession and holding a "victory celebration" in the war. Location not specified.
Videos published on social media show Afghan citizens supporting the Islamic Republic holding campaigns to preserve the regime and Mojtaba Khamenei, including street parades by motorcyclists of the Fatemiyoun Brigade, street speeches, and votive offerings.
On Saturday, April 11, a video of the Strait of Hormuz maritime traffic map showed limited ship traffic continuing after a ceasefire agreement, coinciding with the start of negotiations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Ahmad Alam-ol-Hoda, the Friday prayer leader of Mashhad, shifted his stance from opposing to justifying a ceasefire in videos published from his speeches on the seventh and twenty-first days of Farvardin month, stating that Mojtaba Khamenei granted permission for the ceasefire from the Supreme National Security Council.
Ukrainian suicide drones and missiles struck targets in the Mordovia and Rostov regions of Russia, as well as the Russian-occupied Luhansk and Donetsk regions. Smoke was observed rising over Saransk in the Mordovia region following a Ukrainian missile strike.
In a message attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei, the new leader of the Islamic Republic, it was stated that the management of the Strait of Hormuz has entered a new phase, accompanied by threats directed at regional neighbors. More than 40 days after the killing of Ali Khamenei, no image or video of Mojtaba Khamenei has been released, leaving his status unclear.
