Reports related to demonstrations and public protests
Abdullah Haji-Sadeghi, the representative of Ali Khamenei in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, warned that "new surprises" await the enemy and asserted that ultimate victory belongs to the Islamic front, rejecting any notion of surrender to "arrogant powers."
An IRGC-linked terrorist group called Ashab al-Yamin burned four Jewish charity ambulances in London, reportedly in retaliation for military strikes against the Iranian regime.
On Monday, March 23rd, at 5 AM, a massive explosion occurred in Khalaseh Varamin, destroying a house believed to be associated with affiliated individuals or a command post. Later, the Friday prayer leader of Khayrabad was killed, and a strike on a local health network where Basij members were resting resulted in numerous casualties; the area was subsequently sealed off by security forces.
Alaeddin Boroujerdi, head of the Majles Foreign Policy and National Security Committee, announced that Iran has established a de facto sovereign regime in the Strait of Hormuz and is charging $2 million for passage to cover war costs.
An image obtained by Iran International shows the wreckage of a Basij base building in Semnan after airstrikes.
On March 23, The Wall Street Journal reported that Gulf Arab countries warned the U.S. government that targeting Iran's power plants could provoke retaliatory actions from Iran, endangering regional energy and water facilities and threatening the global economy.
On Sunday, March 22, at approximately 23:00 local time, an explosion occurred near Andimeshk at the Dokouheh garrison, which houses IRGC drone and ballistic missile units. The explosion followed the launch of a likely surface-to-air missile, with subsequent fighter jet activity reported in the area.
In a social media post, former US President Donald Trump stated, "Peace through strength, if I want to put it very mildly!!!", following an earlier ultimatum threatening to bomb Iran's largest power plant if the Strait of Hormuz was not opened within 48 hours.
The Qom Turbine Engine Production Plant in Qom, which produced gas turbine engines for attack drones and aircraft components for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was targeted by U.S. airstrikes on March 9, 2026, as shown in photos comparing the facility before and after the attack.
Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has stated that members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are operating in Lebanon using forged passports.
Prime Minister Naouf Salam of Lebanon, in an interview with Al-Hurra TV, emphasized that Lebanon's decision to enter the war was based on calculations outside the country's national interests and directly criticized Ali Khamenei's role in regional developments. He warned that continuing such policies would further entangle Lebanon in regional crises and impose heavy costs on the country's people.
On the evening of March 21, extensive airstrikes occurred in southern Iran near Bandar Abbas Air Base, causing several powerful explosions, according to a video sent to Iran International by a local citizen.
