A video released by Iran's state media shows a Basij member at a checkpoint who normally works at a teahouse at the Imam Reza Shrine, stating he has been reassigned due to fear, shortages, and evacuations following recent drone attacks.
On Kargar Street in Tehran, the police station affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been extensively destroyed following recent attacks, as shown in published images.
Canadian intelligence and security experts, speaking to the CBC network, dismissed the existence of "dormant cells" of the Islamic Republic in North America but warned about the IRGC's use of criminal proxy agents and local criminal groups for espionage, intimidation, and assassinations of opponents, citing examples like thwarted plots against former Justice Minister Irwin Cotler and a shooting at a sports club owned by an Iranian activist in Thornhill.
On 20 Esfand 1404 (March 11, 2026), a Thai cargo ship, the "Mayuree Naree," was targeted by two projectiles from IRGC forces while passing through the Strait of Hormuz, approximately 18 kilometers north of Oman. The Embassy of the Islamic Republic in Thailand later announced that the ship passed through the strait peacefully due to cooperation between Iran, Oman, and Thailand.
An image sent to Iran International shows smoke rising from a massive explosion in Tehranpars, Tehran, following Israeli airstrikes.
The Israeli Air Force conducted extensive airstrikes on Iranian "production sites" in Isfahan and other areas on [current date].
Iran has appointed Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr, a retired Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander, as the new Secretary-General of its Supreme National Security Council, replacing Ali Larijani, who was killed in a recent strike.
Zahra Hojat, the head of the Hemdam Rehabilitation Institute in Mashhad, has been beaten and arrested for opposing the deployment of the IRGC at the center and using its children as human shields; her current location is unknown.
On March 24, Mehdi Tabatabaei, the Deputy for Communications and Information Dissemination of the Iranian President's Office, announced on X that Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr has been appointed as the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, replacing Ali Larijani who was killed in an Israeli attack in Tehran on March 16.
Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, an IRGC commander, has been appointed as the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic, replacing Ali Larijani. Zolghadr previously served as the deputy and chief of staff of the IRGC and held various other positions including deputy for security and law enforcement at the Ministry of Interior.
Six Peshmerga soldiers were killed and nearly 30 were wounded in an Iranian ballistic missile strike on Soran, near Erbil in northern Iraq.
On April 4, 2025, Iranian media reported that Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr was appointed as the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council by order of the President and with the approval of the Supreme Leader, following the death of former Secretary Ali Larijani in Israeli attacks on March 26, 2025.
Mehdi Tabatabai, a member of the government's information council, announced that Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr has been appointed as the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic, replacing Ali Larijani. Zolghadr previously served as a commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Deputy Commander-in-Chief during Yahya Rahim Safavi's command period.
A Chinese fuel tanker named "Bright Gold" and two Indian gas carriers passed through the Strait of Hormuz and along the Iranian coast between the islands of Qeshm and Larak, with routes approved by the Islamic Republic.
Today, the Islamic regime of Iran authorized the IRGC Aerospace Force to launch a new ballistic missile against Tel Aviv, Israel, deploying six to seven heavier cluster munitions that caused significant damage to civilian property and injured six people.
Israeli forces conducted an airstrike against a military site in Najafabad County, Isfahan, central Iran, resulting in at least four explosions and plumes of smoke rising from the area.
General Hamid Mirzadi, commander of the 19th "Zolfiqar" Missile Brigade in northwestern Iran, was killed along with his entire family in airstrikes conducted by the US Air Force.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a statement on March 23, 2025, threatening to target Israeli forces' gathering locations in northern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip with missile and drone attacks if Israel continues its actions against Lebanese and Palestinian civilians. This threat came after Israel reported that two missiles fired from Iran had landed in southern Lebanese territory.
On March 24, Human Rights Watch announced that Iran's attacks on at least two civilian commercial ships, "Seif C Vision" and "Majori Nari," in the Strait of Hormuz on March 11 could be considered war crimes under international humanitarian law.
On January 15, 2026, massive U.S. and Israeli airstrikes targeted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) facilities in Najafabad, Iran, hitting the southern part of the city four times. The day prior, the surrounding areas of Najafabad were struck six times.
