White House spokesperson Caroline Levine stated that "Operation Epic Wrath" is expected to achieve its objectives within four to six weeks, and that more than 30 Iranian vessels have been sunk, rendering the Iranian Navy largely ineffective.
According to NBC News reporting based on statements from two current U.S. officials, a former official, and an informed individual, former U.S. President Donald Trump has privately expressed serious interest in deploying U.S. ground forces inside Iran for specific tactical objectives, though no formal decision has been made.
Azerbaijan's security forces have foiled terrorist plots by IRGC agents, according to Azerbaijani media. Recent attacks attributed to Iran, including incidents at Nakhchivan Airport and multiple sites in Baku, have also been reported.
On September 15, 2025, Tehran, Iran, was targeted in the "Sangintern" campaign by American and Israeli forces, with reports indicating severe damage to multiple sites across the city and the destruction of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's bunker.
Violent and destructive shelling occurred on Iranian regime sites in Saqqez, a city in Iran's Kurdistan Province, which is the hometown of Mahsa Amini.
The Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a phone call with Masoud Pezeshkian, reiterated Moscow's stance on the need for an immediate end to hostilities and a diplomatic resolution. Putin also expressed condolences to Pezeshkian over the death of Ali Khamenei and other government officials.
U.S. and Israeli forces conducted airstrikes on an Iranian intelligence base in Saqqez, western Iran, on December 14, 2025.
Azerbaijan’s security services thwarted terrorist attacks planned by the IRGC, targeting the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan oil pipeline, the Israeli embassy, the head of the Mountain Jews community, and an Ashkenazi synagogue. Eight Azerbaijani citizens were detained for assisting the IRGC, and three explosive-laden packages were intercepted; a drone strike on Nakhchivan airport injured two civilians.
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the filing of two civil forfeiture complaints for over $15.3 million in assets, alleging they were used to finance an illicit Iranian oil distribution network operated by Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani. This comes after U.S. and Israeli attacks on March 9 that killed Ali Shamkhani and other senior Iranian officials.
Azerbaijan's security service announced on Thursday that it had thwarted a Revolutionary Guard cell planning attacks in Baku, targeting the Israeli embassy, a synagogue, the Jewish community, and the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline.
On March 29, 2025, following attacks by Israel and the United States, employees at Tehran's Azadi Sports Complex were ordered to evacuate, allowing government forces including the Basij to deploy in the complex. The national wrestling team's camp and the 12,000-seat Azadi Stadium were among the targets, with the latter being destroyed in an airstrike.
The IRGC's 33rd Al-Mahdi Airborne Brigade Base in Jahrom, Fars Province, Iran, was struck by six projectiles.
Caroline Levine, White House spokesperson, stated that the United States expects to achieve its objectives in Iran within four to six weeks and has identified individuals for future leadership roles in the country.
On March 5, 2026, around 2130 local time, an IRGC base in Dorisan, Paveh, Kermanshah Province, Iran, was targeted by six projectiles.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is being questioned by activist Masih Alinejad about accepting gratitude from the Iranian regime responsible for the deaths of over 32,000 Iranians and the arrest of thousands of protesters, including juveniles. Alinejad calls for Sánchez to leverage his position to demand the restoration of internet access, release of political prisoners, and cessation of the imprisonment of children in Iran.
An IDF spokeswoman in Persian reported that Revolutionary Guards and Basij personnel are using firearms to fire directly at the homes of protesting civilians in Iran.
A white liberal woman expressed support for Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei on social media, wishing she could experience life under the Islamic Republic's laws despite criticism of the regime's treatment of women.
Azerbaijan's State Security Service thwarted a plan by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to conduct espionage and explosions, targeting the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline and the Israeli embassy, among other sites. Three explosive packages were discovered and neutralized, and several individuals, including Iranian and Azerbaijani citizens, were arrested; some received prison sentences of up to six years and six months.
The Republic of Azerbaijan announced on Friday that it had thwarted "terrorist" attacks by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on its soil, including incidents at an airport and a school in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Region. Seven Azerbaijani citizens were detained in connection with the case.
Israeli fighter jets eliminated Ali Asghar Hejazi, a close associate of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, in what is reported to be his office today.
