Reports related to demonstrations and public protests
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Tehran next week to pay respects to the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and to reaffirm Pakistan's solidarity with Iran.
Mojtaba Khamenei’s office released a poster showing leaders of Iran’s proxy groups holding hands, titled "Resistance Front alongside Iran," on December 14, 2025.
Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman in Muscat to discuss the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), joint management of the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran's nuclear program.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly and head of Iran's negotiating delegation, stated upon his return from Switzerland on Monday that Tehran will not abandon its support for Lebanon, emphasizing the inclusion of Lebanon's territorial integrity and national sovereignty in ongoing talks. The mediators of the Iran-U.S. negotiations announced the formation of a "de-escalation core" in Switzerland to prevent conflicts from reigniting in Lebanon.
The Islamic regime of Iran is gradually launching a new crackdown on Iranian women, with morality police vans returning to the streets of Qom and Mashhad to arrest women who do not cover their hair in public.
Adm. Brad Cooper, the commander of U.S. Central Command, held townhall meetings with staff in Tampa last week, highlighting mission achievements against ISIS and Iran in the first half of 2026 and thanking the team for their dedication.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance stated that the United States has established a mechanism to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, which has contributed to reduced oil and gasoline prices. Additionally, Vance noted that Iran has permitted the entry of nuclear and weapons inspectors for the first time in a long while, and the U.S. will strengthen this inspection regime to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
On April 12, 2026 (21 Ardibehest 1405 in the Iranian calendar), 57-year-old Qasem Suleimi, a resident of Amol and a detainee associated with the Shahrivargan Revolution, died in Amol Prison. The terrorist regime of the Islamic Republic has not provided a clear explanation for his death.
On Monday, a Ukrainian strike hit a critical Russian military electronics factory in Voronezh using Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG cruise missiles. The facility manufactures essential components like microchips, transistors, and power modules for Russian missile and radar systems.
Abolfazl Bazargan, an analyst close to Iran's security institutions, criticized the Islamic Republic's negotiating delegation on X, accusing them of lying to the public about closing the Strait of Hormuz and halting negotiations with the US. Bazargan questioned the delegation's actions, suggesting they are undermining their own position.
On [current date], two U.S. Air Force A-10 attack aircraft conducted a routine patrol together over the Middle East, as U.S. forces maintain presence in the skies, on land, and at sea in the region.
Shahram Khaledi, a researcher of Middle Eastern history and international relations, commented on Masoud Pezeshkian's concerns about the resurgence of protests, stating that societal cracks are spreading even to the traditional support base of the Islamic Republic, including repressive forces and their families.
