Reports related to demonstrations and public protests
A video obtained by Iran International shows a citizen in Bandar Abbas shouting "Long Live the Shah" and "Death to Khamenei" on the evening of Monday, March 15, with another citizen supporting him.
Brig. Gen. Ebrahim Mortazavinasab, commander of the Basij resistance unit Sarollah in Shiraz, was killed in a strike earlier today. Mortazavinasab had overseen the crackdown that resulted in thousands of protesters being killed in Shiraz during the January unrest.
On Monday, March 15, around 18:55, the IRGC's Tharallah Base at the Moallem intersection in Shiraz was targeted with seven missiles, resulting in the death of Second Brigadier General Ibrahim Mortazavi-Nasab, the Basij commander of the Shiraz Tharallah IRGC Basij Resistance Area.
Brigadier General Ebrahim Mortazavi-Nasab, commander of the Sarallah IRGC Basij Resistance District in Shiraz, was killed when the IRGC base was struck by four missiles, followed by three more missiles hitting the same area about 10 minutes later.
At 6:55 PM tonight, seven missiles struck the Tharallah base near the Moallem intersection in Shiraz, killing Second Brigadier General Ebrahim Mortazavi Nesb, the commander of the Shiraz Tharallah IRGC Resistance District.
On Monday, March 25, 1404 (March 16, 2025), Vahid Online published a video from the ruins of Police Station 123 Niavaran in northern Tehran, showing damage inflicted by Israeli Air Force strikes over the past two weeks, which have targeted and destroyed numerous police stations and Basij bases, forcing many security forces to seek shelter on the streets.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) attacked an intelligence headquarters of the Iranian regime in Tehran on Monday, targeting a building belonging to the Iranian Electric Company. The IDF described the headquarters as the central intelligence body of the Iranian regime, responsible for monitoring citizens and coordinating security and military operations.
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi announced the formation of the "Committee for Drafting Transitional Justice Regulations" in a message to the Iranian people, aimed at achieving justice for victims of five decades of suppression and injustice under the Islamic Republic. The committee, led by Dr. Shirin Ebadi, includes prominent Iranian experts from four generations and will work on establishing special courts and truth-finding commissions.
On March 16, 2022, Russian forces dropped two 500-kg bombs on the Mariupol Drama Theatre in Ukraine, which was being used as a shelter for hundreds of civilians, including children. The exact number of casualties remains unknown.
Former President Trump stated that the United States attacked Kharg Island in Iran, destroying all structures except oil pipelines, claiming this was done with future rebuilding in mind.
On March 15, 2025, Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, published an order attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei, the new leader of the Islamic Republic, stating that individuals directly appointed by Ali Khamenei do not need to renew their appointments and must continue their activities according to his policies.
On December 15, 2025, Mojtaba Khamenei appointed former Revolutionary Guards commander Mohsen Rezaei as his military advisor in Iran.
