Reports related to demonstrations and public protests
The election of Mojtaba Khamenei as the seventh president of the Islamic Republic of Iran is deemed unconstitutional and unauthorized to interfere in the government's internal affairs, according to the Iranian National News Agency.
An explosion occurred at an IRGC base in the vicinity of Hesarak, Karaj, as shown in an image received by Iran International.
A major explosion occurred near the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas on the morning of an unspecified date, reportedly affecting an IRGC vessel.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran has escalated threats to close the Strait of Hormuz, prompting US President Donald Trump to warn of an attack on Iran that would be "twenty times harder than anything it has been hit with so far."
On Monday night and early Tuesday, March 19, US and Israeli airstrikes targeted regions in Tehran, Karaj, and central and southern Iran, including the IRGC Officers' University and Tehran National Defense University, causing power outages and intense explosions in multiple cities.
The IRGC spokesperson warned that if the US and Israel continue their military operations against the Islamic Republic, Iran will halt the export of all oil from the region. According to the spokesperson, trade during wartime is subject to security conditions.
At 00:32 early morning on Tuesday, March 19, 2026, explosions were reported in Tehran, with light from one of the blasts visible from both Mehrabad and Ekbatan areas.
On March 10, 2025, heavy airstrikes hit areas in eastern, central, and western Tehran, as well as Fardis and Karaj, causing power outages in those regions according to reports from IranWire and social media.
Morad Vaisi, a senior analyst at Iran International, stated that the United States and Israel are conducting severe attacks on police stations, Basij bases, and law enforcement forces in various Iranian cities to dismantle centers that suppressed protesters during Dey Month, facilitating further uprising and regime overthrow.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar declined to comment directly when asked if Mojtaba Khamenei is now a target, responding with, “You’ll have to wait and see.”
A video circulating on social media on Tuesday, March 8, showed successive explosions from an airstrike in Khorramabad, Lorestan province. U.S. and Israeli military attacks on Iran entered their tenth day on Monday, March 8, with reports of explosions and airstrikes in multiple cities including Tehran, Karaj, Isfahan, Shiraz, and Ahvaz.
Mehdi Mahdavi-Azad, in the "Cheshmandaz" program, questioned the message Mojtaba Khamenei will bring as the new leader of the Islamic Republic, asking if it will be one of retreat and compromise or continuing the conflict and intensifying confrontation.
