Direct reports from event eyewitnesses
On Monday, March 23, 2025, in Yazd, Iran, videos and photos showed multiple explosions including a bombing at 7:11 AM attributed to the Al-Ghadir Corps, and two explosions near Koohstan Park at 7:15 AM.
On January 15, 2026, IRGC media released footage showing what they claim are warehouses filled with air defense missiles. Between December 1, 2025, and January 15, 2026, U.S. and Israeli flights in the region experienced nearly zero incidents.
Today, the IRGC Aerospace Force attempted to target the Dimona nuclear site twice—once in the afternoon and again at night—with most missiles intercepted by Israeli defense systems. During the second attempt, hypersonic missiles were used, but no hits were reported on the nuclear reactor, though nearby areas were targeted.
On Saturday morning in Dezful, Iran, a series of six explosions occurred at the Fourth Fighter Base, with the first five described as particularly severe.
At noon today, missile attacks struck centers of the IRGC and the Intelligence Department in Najafabad, Isfahan. Reports and footage show cruise missiles hitting the security facilities.
The "Vahid Online" channel in Tehran published a video from an eyewitness showing six or seven missiles passing overhead at 10:28 a.m. near Behesht-e Zahra cemetery; the video suggests the missiles may be American Tomahawk missiles, with reports of an explosion in the Air Force area on Victory Street.
On Saturday morning at 10:28 a.m., video footage shows six or seven missiles flying over Behesht-e Zahra in eastern Tehran, with subsequent reports of an explosion at an air force site near Pirouzi Street.
A video obtained by Iran International shows a Nowruz ceremony taking place on Friday in the village of Karzan in Tuiserkan, where attendees chant slogans including "Long live the Shah, enduring Iran" and "Khamenei is done for" at the eternal resting place of Javad Jaleelvand.
Axios reported that the CIA and Mossad monitored Mojtaba Khamenei's status during Nowruz, noting the absence of his video message increased uncertainty about his role and physical condition. American and Israeli officials indicated signs that Mojtaba is alive but provided no evidence of his active leadership or control over power.
In Shahin Shahr, Isfahan, residents chanted "Long Live the Shah" at the moment of the New Year's dawn, as video footage shows.
As of the start of the year 1405, no video or audio from Mojtaba Khamenei, the new leader of the Islamic Republic, has been released; his media outlet has only published images without specifying when or how they were recorded. Mojtaba Khamenei's media has also used an old image in graphics for his message, declaring the year as the "year of the resistant economy" in the context of national unity and security.
IRGC Quds Force Commander Ismail Qaani stated that the resistance front will intensify its fight against enemies of Islam and humanity, predicting a humiliating defeat for the United States and Israel soon.
