On Monday, March 8, a video sent to Iran International shows the destruction of IRGC, Basij, and police headquarters in Kuhdasht, Lorestan Province.
China stated that Iran’s appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader is an internal matter governed by Iran’s constitution and expressed opposition to any attempts to target him or interfere in Iran’s internal affairs.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that they carried out strikes on a base used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its Basij militia, as well as the IRGC police headquarters in the city of Isfahan, Iran.
Mohammad Javad Akbari, a member of the editorial board of Iran International, commented that Mojtaba Khamenei, the current leader of the Islamic Republic, has ascended to power without any published interviews or official management records.
On March 8, 2026, a video received by Iran International shows the destruction of the Shahriar City Police Command Headquarters building in Tehran following airstrikes.
On Saturday, Israeli fighter jets conducted an airstrike in Tehran, killing Iranian General Abolghasem Babaeian, the military secretary to the Supreme Leader and chief of staff at the Khatam al Anbiya Central Headquarters. The strike was executed within 50 minutes of receiving real-time intelligence.
BREAKING: Footage shows an oil facility of BAPCO, Bahrain’s state-owned oil company, on fire following a drone strike by the IRGC Aerospace Force. The attack is in retaliation for strikes on Iran’s oil and petrochemical plants by the United States and Israel. #OperationEpicFury #OperationLionsRoar
Rasanhei and his associates published the first two documents of the Islamic Republic before declaring Mojtaba Khamenei as the seventh ruler, identifying him as a "sadist" and "corrupt" individual based on only twenty-two reflections.
On March 8, 2025, a plume of smoke rose from Bahrain's Bapco oil refinery following an Iranian drone attack. The incident occurred at Bahrain's primary oil refinery, a critical facility in the country's energy sector.
BREAKING: A satellite image shows the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on the drone manufacturing plant of the Shahed Aviation Industries Corporation of the IRGC Aerospace Force, located north of Badr Airport in Isfahan. The facility, responsible for producing Shahed-107, Shahed-131, Shahed-136, and other Shahed family drones, was completely destroyed.
The drone base of the IRGC Aerospace Force north of Ahvaz was targeted multiple times by the Israeli Air Force during Operation Lion’s Roar. Bombs dropped by Israeli fighter jets missed the runway and hit areas adjacent to it, likely due to GPS signal jamming and spoofing.
A sailor on a commercial ship in the North Arabian Sea recorded the overflight of a BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile heading toward Iran. The footage also captures flight operations on the USS Abraham Lincoln, including takeoffs and landings of F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jets.
A Revolutionary Guards spokesman in Iran warned that oil prices could reach over $200 per barrel if neighboring countries do not take steps to restrain U.S. actions, according to Open Source Intel.
BREAKING: The warheads and remains of three BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles, launched from the eastern Mediterranean by the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and its Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, were found in Syria after the missiles crashed due to engine failure. #OperationEpicFury #OperationLionsRoar
On Monday, March 8, targets in Bandar Abbas were subjected to airstrikes, according to videos received by Iran International.
Morteza Kazemian, a member of the editorial board of Iran International, stated that the succession of Mojtaba Khamenei suggests the Islamic Republic will continue its current policies of repression, censorship, and mismanagement of public funds.
Israel conducted airstrikes on approximately 30 fuel depots in Iran on Saturday, exceeding U.S. officials' expectations and causing a rift between the two allies; Iranian officials have warned that further attacks could lead to retaliatory strikes and drive oil prices up to $200 per barrel.
The IRGC Aerospace Force targeted the largest oil refinery in Bahrain, BAPCO, in retaliation for an Israeli airstrike on oil reserves in Tehran. While the damage to BAPCO is minor, it pales in comparison to the destruction in Tehran. #OperationEpicFury #OperationLionsRoar
Video recorded in Erbil last night shows the U.S. C-RAM short-range air defense system in action, successfully intercepting a Shahed-136 drone launched by the IRGC Aerospace Force, protecting the U.S. consulate in Iraqi Kurdistan.
David Petraeus, former CIA director, described the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as the leader of the Islamic Republic as "regrettable," predicting that Mojtaba will maintain hardline policies similar to his father's. Petraeus noted that Mojtaba Khamenei did not hold the title of Ayatollah prior to his appointment and that his father was not a prominent figure when selected as leader.
