On Saturday, March 16, 2025, supporters of the regime in Punak, Tehran, participated in a mourning procession for the death of Supreme Leader Khamenei, chanting slogans such as "Death to America" and "Death to Israel."
The Israeli Air Force conducted precision strikes in Tehran, targeting 16 aircraft of the IRGC Quds Force at Mehrabad Airport, which were being used to transfer weapons to Hezbollah. Several Iranian fighter jets were also struck during the operation.
On Thursday and Friday (Dey 18 and 19 in the Iranian calendar), forces of the Islamic Republic's repressive apparatus killed thousands of protesters across Iran during the ongoing protests. Families and loved ones have shared stories and photos of the deceased with IranWire to honor their memory.
Less than a week since the start of the war, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian announced that the "Provisional Leadership Council" has ordered Iranian armed forces not to fire missiles at neighboring countries unless attacked from their territory. Despite this, Iranian forces targeted Saudi Arabia and the UAE tonight.
In the past 24 hours, the X accounts of several supporters of the Islamic Republic, including Amirhossein Sabeti, a representative of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, Mehdi Fazaeli, a member of Ali Khamenei's office, Yasser Jebraili, a political activist, and pro-government eulogists Meysam Motiee and Mohammad Hossein Poyanfar, have been suspended.
On February 29, an attack on the "Shajareh Tayebeh" elementary school in Minab, southern Iran, resulted in the deaths of at least 108 children, according to the Coordination Council of Teachers' Organizations. Human Rights Watch has called for an investigation into the attack as a potential war crime, noting it occurred during coordinated attacks by Israeli and U.S. forces on multiple targets in Iran.
Israeli airstrikes hit Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran early this morning, destroying all Ilyushin Il-76TD and Antonov An-74TK-200 transport aircraft belonging to both the IRGC Aerospace Force and the Iranian Air Force.
Shia supporters are participating in an unusual mourning ritual for Supreme Leader Khamenei in Iran. The country has been under the current Islamic regime for 47 years, according to the statement.
Yesterday, Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs, targeting an IRGC air force headquarters and several Hezbollah command sites, including its naval unit, executive council, and financial arm, according to the IDF.
Fatemeh Heydari, sister of Javad Heydari who was a victim of the 2022 protests, posted a video on Instagram showing her dancing to a song that celebrates the death of Ali Khamenei during an Israeli and American attack on Islamic Republic positions.
On Saturday, March 6, 2025, a video sent to Iran International showed an explosion at an IRGC base in Qarchak, with the sender attributing the attack to America and Israel.
On March 6, a video obtained by IranWire shows explosions and bombardment at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport; the Israeli army announced that 16 aircraft belonging to the Quds Force of the IRGC were targeted in the attack.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Speaker of the Parliament, wrote on X that as long as U.S. bases exist in the region, peace will not be achieved, and all officials and people are united on this principle. He also stated that the Islamic Republic's defensive policies are steadfast based on Khamenei's guidelines.
The Israeli army announced that it had targeted the air defense command center of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Aerospace Force in the heart of Tehran, along with other nearby air defense systems, command headquarters, and logistics warehouses. Additionally, the Israeli air force attacked a site near Tehran used for the production and launch of ballistic missiles, which included weapons warehouses belonging to the Quds Force unit.
On Saturday, March 6, 2025, a citizen sent a video to Iran International reporting an attack on the Moghadad Basij base in western Tehran, stating, "They hit Moghadad. Hats off to them."
Over the past twenty-four hours, accounts of several Islamic Republic supporters, including parliament member Amirhossein Sabeti, Ali Khamenei's office member Mehdi Fazaeli, and New Civilization Party secretary-general Yasser Jebraili, have been shut down on the social network X.
A video obtained by Iran International shows an Iranian citizen writing a slogan on a wall in Iran stating, "Mousa Ali has been destroyed. Now it's the turn of the rest of the mice," referring to Supreme Leader Khamenei's death.
On Saturday evening, despite Masoud Pezeshkian's earlier statement that attacks on Gulf countries would cease, reports emerged of fresh explosions in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi. The UAE Ministry of Defense confirmed that the sounds were due to the interception of Iranian missiles and drones.
On Saturday, March 7, the Israeli army announced it had targeted 16 Iranian aircraft at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport and conducted airstrikes on military bases, missile launch pads, and a military academy belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps across Tehran and central Iran.
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The IRGC released a statement claiming President Pezeshkian made a mistake by saying Iran would not attack neighboring countries, and that Iranian forces have since struck Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The statement was issued five hours after Pezeshkian's initial comments.
