Reports related to demonstrations and public protests
The Islamic Republic of Iran is reportedly using children as young as 12 years old at checkpoints and other locations, according to @IranNewsLive. Checkpoints have become targets for protesters seeking freedom from the regime.
On March 11, 2026, a KC-135R refueling tanker of the U.S. Air Force was shot down over Iraq, likely by a Shahed-358 surface-to-air missile launched by Iraqi proxies of the IRGC Qods Force, resulting in the deaths of six crew members.
On Thursday, March 26, explosions were reported in various cities across Iran, including Karaj, Kermanshah, Babolsar, Fereydunkenar, Mashhad, Hamadan, Qom, Bandar Abbas, Birjand, Nishapur, Zebrkhan, and the route from Nishapur to Mashhad.
A state media reporter in Iran reported that after Israel's attack on the building where Saeed Shamkhani, a Basij professor and key figure in the Islamic Republic's missile program, resided, his wife survived and was told by a neighbor to "chant slogans" as she left the building.
A video circulating shows a speaker at a gathering of Islamic Republic regime supporters stating that due to the lack of remains, they have created a cotton head for the body of a Basij member killed in American and Israeli attacks.
The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense reported that UAE air defenses engaged Iranian ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), in attacks on UAE targets.
Turkish President Erdogan questioned the distinction between the suffering of people in Iranian cities like Isfahan, Tabriz, and Tehran, and those in other regional cities including Erbil, Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Sana’a, Doha, and Riyadh, suggesting the pain is universal across these locations.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu referred to the elimination of an IRGC Navy Commander as "another example of cooperation between us and our friend, the US," according to open-source intelligence channels.
On March 26, 2025, images were received showing an attack on the Nishapur Industrial Town in Nishabur, Iran.
Activist Goldie Ghamari has criticized supporters of a "No war with Iran" stance, alleging that the Iranian regime uses child soldiers in its military operations, which she describes as a war crime. The practice of using child soldiers by the Iranian government has reportedly been ongoing since the Iran-Iraq war.
In Babol Sar, Iran, three explosion sounds were heard around 3:30 PM on Thursday, March 26.
According to the Iranian National News Agency, Sakhatman Mendeshedeh in Khiyaban Bahner, Isfahan, has been the site of protests led by Hawaii's campaigns on April 1, 2026.
