On the night of Chaharshanbe Suri in Shiraz, Basij forces attacked four young people who were standing by the fire, according to a report and video received by Iran International.
Iran attacked the SAMREF oil refinery in Yanbu, a Red Sea port in Saudi Arabia, on [DATE]. The refinery, operated by Saudi Aramco and ExxonMobil, suffered minimal damage according to sources.
A resident of Gisha in Tehran sent a video to Iran Wire stating that while Tehran was calmer on New Year's Eve compared to previous nights, the bombardment of Bandar Anzali and Rasht prevented them from sleeping. The resident noted that despite the turmoil, they ventured out to purchase items for the Haft-Seen table, believing Nowruz and setting up the traditional table symbolize life continuing and spring emerging after every winter.
On January 2026, the Iranian regime executed a 19-year-old national wrestling champion in Qom for participating in January protests. Additionally, three protesters—Saleh Mohammadi, Mehdi Ghasemi, and Saeed Davoudi—were also hanged in Qom following a controversial trial.
Mohammad Mokhber, advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, stated that after the war, Iran must establish a "new paradigm" for the Strait of Hormuz, potentially restricting Western countries' access and impeding the transit of their vessels.
On the night of March 18, a video received by Iran International shows that the fire at the South Pars Gas Field in Asaluyeh was still burning. On the nineteenth day of the conflict, petrochemical facilities in the area were hit by an airstrike.
Iran's National Gas Company stated that no casualties were reported and all employees are healthy following yesterday's Israeli attack on the Asaluyeh facilities. However, "IranWire" reported that hundreds of protesting workers from the Asaluyeh region, detained during the Dey-month protests, remain imprisoned in sheds affiliated with the IRGC's Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters without family visits.
Joe Kent discusses Israel's military capabilities, stating that while it can defend itself and conduct limited strikes, it lacks the capacity to undertake large-scale operations like regime change in countries such as Iran or Iraq, which require significant resources and international support.
The Israeli Air Force destroyed an MI-17 helicopter at Sanandaj Airport in Hamedan, targeting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Air Force assets on January 15, 2026, as part of ongoing operations to degrade Iranian military capabilities and maintain air superiority in western Iran.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that Division 36 and the Air Force killed at least 20 Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon, destroying numerous sites and seizing weapons through a combination of ground operations and airstrikes.
The Iran Human Rights Organization reported on March 29 that U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran have coincided with severe human rights violations in prisons across Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Urmia, Qom, Qazvin, and other locations, including food and medicine shortages, inadequate sanitary conditions, and militarization of prison control. At least one prisoner has died due to the denial of medical care.
A Manoto reporter sent a video from Abadan indicating that the city is highly securitized with extensive presence of Basij forces, who are pressuring citizens to install images of Ali Khamenei on vehicle windows.
U.S. President Donald Trump stated on Truth Social that the attack on Iran's South Pars gas field was carried out by Israel, with no involvement from the United States or Qatar. Iran responded to the attack by conducting retaliatory air strikes on energy infrastructure in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, causing extensive damage to Qatar's main gas facilities in the industrial city of Ras Laffan.
On the night of Wednesday, March 27, and early Thursday, Israeli and American airstrikes targeted various regions of Iran, including Tehran, Karaj, Bandar Anzali, Minab, Konarak, Qeshm Island, Bandar Abbas, Ahvaz, Shiraz, Isfahan, and Sari, damaging naval vessels, shipyards, and military installations.
Israeli operations in Tehran, the capital of Iran, have resulted in multiple strikes that caused civilian casualties and injuries on Monday along Tahamtan Street and Bagheri Highway, destroying several residential buildings.
Videos sent to Iran International on Tuesday, March 16, show a building in Phase Two of Pardis, Tehran Province, completely destroyed; previously, Fars News Agency reported that Ali Larijani and others were targeted by fighter jets at his daughter's home in Pardis, but the Secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council denied these details as false.
U.S. President Trump has decided not to support Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's actions against Iran’s energy infrastructure, which led to retaliatory strikes by the IRGC on energy facilities in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The crisis, involving multiple parties including the Islamic Republic of Iran, has raised concerns over potential broader global conflict and has benefited Russia's position in the region.
President Donald Trump is considering options to secure safe passage for oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, potentially deploying U.S. air, naval forces, and possibly troops to Iran’s shoreline, according to sources cited by Reuters.
Hamed from Karaj participated in an episode of "One Iran hears your voice" on Iran International Television, airing Monday to Thursday at 11 PM Tehran time, where he expressed his opposition to Supreme Leader Khamenei. The full episode can be watched on YouTube at https://youtu.be/gh7b8DMfOGg.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf stated that thousands of martyrs will emerge across the nation as a new revolution has seized control of streets in Iran, warning of an impending storm.
