Reports related to demonstrations and public protests
Mohsen Zangeneh, a representative from Torbat-e Heydarieh in the Iranian parliament, stated at a government rally that after Ali Khamenei's death, his son Mojtaba sustained minor injuries and was briefly hospitalized, but is currently leading the country's affairs.
A targeted assassination occurred in Urmia, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran, allegedly targeting IRGC senior Hassan Karami.
In a phone interview with Fox News on Thursday, March 26, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that severe crackdowns, use of military weapons, and execution of protesters have quelled demonstrations in Iran, adding that the Iranian government requested and received a 10-day extension for negotiations instead of the original seven days.
On Friday, March 27, 2026, at around 01:30 AM, Israeli airstrikes hit two locations in Kashan, central Iran, damaging a building on Imam Reza Boulevard and an area near Gol Yas store associated with IRGC housing.
The IRGC has implemented a plan to recruit individuals aged 12 and above at checkpoints, raising serious concerns about violations of children's rights and the potential for creating a new generation of child soldiers.
The United States is considering limited military operations to capture Abu Masa Island in the Strait of Hormuz, rather than Kharg Island, to gain a strategic position to control maritime traffic in the strait.
On Saturday, March 27, 2026, at around 1:30 a.m., an attack occurred in Kashan, targeting locations including Imam Reza Boulevard, the Yas Flower Store warehouse of the IRGC, and IRGC staff housing.
At 1:30 AM on Friday, March 27, 2026, in Kashan, Imam Reza Boulevard, a building caught fire following an explosion; nearby, the Yas Flower Shop, housing IRGC staff, was severely damaged.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) wrote a threatening message on a missile directed at former US President Donald Trump, stating, "Open your arms and receive our gift," according to a report by The Telegraph.
During a gathering of regime supporters in Tehran on Thursday evening, attendees chanted towards Majid Mousavi, the commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force, saying "Sayyid Majid, the precision striker, hit the White House."
On March 26, 2026, images published by "Vahid Online" showed multiple areas in eastern, western, and northern Tehran had been bombed; citizens reported hearing fighter jets flying at low altitude several hours before the attacks.
On the evening of Thursday, March 26, in Tehran’s Narmak district, citizens were seen chanting slogans including “Long Live the Shah,” “Death to the IRGC,” and “Death to the Entire Regime,” coinciding with rainfall and the flight of fighter jets.
