On March 8, U.S. and Israeli military airstrikes damaged a 24-hour clinic and surrounding buildings on Sohrevardi Street in Tehran, as attacks entered their tenth day across multiple cities including Tehran, Karaj, Isfahan, Shiraz, and Ahvaz.
On Tuesday, March 8, 2026, an explosion hit the IRGC information office on 22 Bahman Street in Isfahan, causing the building to partially collapse. Images of the incident were shared by local citizens.
IRGC Advisor Brigadier General Sardar Ebrahim Jabbari stated that Iran is prepared for at least ten years of war with the United States.
Iran's Larijani stated that security in the Strait of Hormuz is unlikely due to the ongoing regional conflicts ignited by the United States and Israel, particularly given the involvement of parties that have contributed to the conflict's escalation.
Images have been published showing an airstrike near Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan. In a video, regime supporters gathered in the square chanted "Allahu Akbar" after hearing an explosion and seeing smoke rise.
On March 8, 2026, at 2:30 PM, a Bassij base located on Resalat Street, inside Jajerudi Street in Tehran, specifically the Karbala Basij Resistance District, was targeted by three bombs.
On March 9, Senator Marco Rubio spoke at a commemoration ceremony for American hostages and detainees wrongfully detained abroad, describing the Iranian regime as a terrorist government and stating that the U.S. military is destroying it. The date also marks the anniversary of the disappearance of Robert Levinson, a former FBI agent in Iran.
Ismail Baghaei stated in a press conference that the Islamic Republic of Iran has not attacked Turkey, Azerbaijan, or Cyprus. This statement follows an announcement by the Republic of Azerbaijan that it had foiled plans by the IRGC for terrorist attacks in the country.
At approximately 2:30 a.m., an attack targeted and completely destroyed the Basij base in the Karbala Resistance District at Resalat Square.
A strike hit a safe house affiliated with the Islamic Republic regime in Tehran's Majidiyeh-ye Jonubi neighborhood around Akbar'i Alley at 14:36. At least seven bodies were carried out from the building, and Basij forces removed computers and documents after the explosion.
On March 18, 2023, an explosion occurred at the IRGC's "Imam Reza" ammunition depot in Chitgar, Tehran, following an attack on the site, as shown in published media videos.
On January 15, 2026, an Israeli airstrike hit Samaneh Gostar Sahab Pardaz, a technology company on Khorramshahr Street in Tehran, which was involved in developing internet censorship and surveillance infrastructure for the Islamic regime. The company had previously been sanctioned by the U.S. and EU for its role in monitoring and suppressing online dissent in Iran.
On Monday, March 8, a citizen sent a video to Iran International claiming that the IRGC base in Golshahr, Karaj, has been destroyed; gunfire can be heard in the video.
![@Shin: Khorram Abbad, Lorestan Province, #Iran
"IRGC-affiliated warehouse was targeted yesterday" [March 8, 2026]
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On March 8, 2026, an IRGC-affiliated warehouse in Khorram Abbad, Lorestan Province, Iran, was targeted. Coordinates of the location are 33.481731, 48.35418.
On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced during a trip to Cyprus that France is preparing a "defensive mission" to keep the Strait of Hormuz open in the Persian Gulf, to be executed after the "hottest phase of the war" in the Middle East. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had previously declared the strait closed to Western oil tankers due to joint U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iranian soil.
Three American B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers have landed at RAF Fairford in the UK, suggesting preparations for a potential bombing raid against Iran.
In Majidiyeh-ye Shomali, Akbari Alley, the lower floors of a building were struck at 14:36 local time; neighbors reported the premises served as a safe house for Basij forces, who removed computers and documents after the strike, and seven bodies were removed from the scene.
Basij forces are currently camping outside their destroyed bases in Iran. Two months prior, these same forces were involved in what is described as the largest massacre in Iranian history since the Mongol Invasion.
An airstrike hit the central building of Sahab Pardaz Company in Tehran on March 8, according to images shared on social media. Sahab Pardaz is described by Iranian internet freedom activists as a key entity responsible for internet filtering and restricting access for millions of users.
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, stated that Europe must address the current realities of the conflict with the Islamic Republic, noting differing views but stressing that "no tears should be shed for the Iranian regime." She added that many Iranians both inside and outside the country welcome the death of Ali Khamenei and期盼欧洲不再做旧世界秩序的守护者。为了符合规则，只提供英文摘要： Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, stated that Europe must address the current realities of the conflict with the Islamic Republic, noting differing views but stressing that "no tears should be shed for the Iranian regime." She added that many Iranians both inside and outside the country welcome the death of Ali Khamenei and hope Europe will no longer uphold the old world order.
