Reports related to demonstrations and public protests
On January 15, 2026, a prayer of "thanks to Allah" was held following the election of Mojtaba Khamenei as the new Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The event occurred as Iran continued its military operations, including missile strikes on Israel.
On an unspecified date in 2025, Mojtaba Khamenei was declared the new supreme leader of Iran, following the disappearance of the previous leader weeks prior. Crowds in Iran responded by shouting "Allah o Akbar."
The Iranian regime refuses to display Supreme Leader Mooshtaba Khamenei in pictures or videos, instead using ChatGPT to disseminate highly propagandistic content reminiscent of North Korea.
Following the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as the new Supreme Leader of Iran, protesters in Ekbatan, western Tehran, are chanting slogans such as "Death to Mojtaba" from their rooftops, buildings, and balconies.
In an interview on Islamic Republic of Iran Television, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Speaker of Parliament, stated that Iran is not seeking a ceasefire and will not allow the country to be drawn into a cycle of destruction.
Iranian President Masoud Pezhkian called Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Thursday to deny Iran's involvement in the drone attack on the airport in Nakhchivan, and thanked Aliyev for visiting the Iranian embassy in Baku and mourning Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
On Sunday, March 7, 2026, in Shahinshahr, Iran, an attack on an IRGC police station or command headquarters on Modares Street caused damage to surrounding buildings.
Masoud Eyssvand Jahanshahi, 25, was shot and killed during protests on June 19, 2025, at Qazi Intersection in Dezful, Iran. His funeral ceremony, held on February 23, 2025, was conducted quietly with only close relatives present.
On March 8, 2026, coinciding with International Women's Day, a citizen journalist reported in an audio file that many Iranian women are resisting pressure to work, with some risking job loss to protest, driven by a desire for freedom and equality following the Mahsa movement.
Shiite scholar Sheikh Azhar Nasser warned that killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei during Ramadan would be "worse than killing the Pope during Lent," cautioning that such actions have severe consequences and some mistakes cannot be rectified.
Vahid Online shared images on Twitter showing blast effects in the Basij Resistance area along Yas Boulevard in Tehran, marking locations with ❌ to indicate Basij facilities and noting damage to surrounding areas including a half-built building one street away.
On Sunday, March 7, 2026, in Khorramabad, activists targeted the IRGC headquarters, Musalla al-Ghadir (IRGC center), police station, and another location at 17:30 local time.
