At noon today, missile attacks struck centers of the IRGC and the Intelligence Department in Najafabad, Isfahan. Reports and footage show cruise missiles hitting the security facilities.
On the first day of Farvardin 1405, Axios reported that Mojtaba Khamenei's absence during Nowruz has raised questions about his physical condition, whereabouts, and role in governing the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The "Vahid Online" channel in Tehran published a video from an eyewitness showing six or seven missiles passing overhead at 10:28 a.m. near Behesht-e Zahra cemetery; the video suggests the missiles may be American Tomahawk missiles, with reports of an explosion in the Air Force area on Victory Street.
On Saturday morning at 10:28 a.m., video footage shows six or seven missiles flying over Behesht-e Zahra in eastern Tehran, with subsequent reports of an explosion at an air force site near Pirouzi Street.
Saeed Aghajani, a key figure in the IRGC's drone program and commander of the Ramsar unit, was killed in a targeted attack on his residence in Ramsar; a $10 million bounty had previously been offered for information about him.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has been killed, and after 21 days of conflict with the United States and Israel, the Islamic Republic is on the verge of collapse. The war has resulted in the death of several high-ranking military commanders, including those in the Revolutionary Guard, while Mojtaba, the designated leader of the Revolutionary Guard, is reportedly absent.
On Nowruz 1405, for the first time in four decades, Iran began the New Year without the presence or image of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as the country faced ongoing bombardments, marking a unprecedented and turbulent start to the holiday.
The US military, under the command of Brad Cooper of CENTCOM, has struck over 8,000 targets in Iran since attacks began three weeks ago, including 130 Iranian vessels and an underground facility used to store anti-ship cruise missiles and other equipment threatening international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Some senior officials of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are criticizing Majid Mousavi, the commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force, for his absence during clashes and alleged mismanagement, leading to increased casualties and complaints from personnel families.
A video released by Iranian state media shows a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps whose hands and feet were amputated in an Israeli and American attack at a missile launcher base, watching the burial ceremony for his severed limbs.
Qader Azarian, a senior commander of the Revolutionary Guards in East Azerbaijan province, has been eliminated, according to reports from Iran.
An IRGC aerospace commander lost both hands and both feet in an airstrike on a launchpad in Iran. The previous month, IRGC forces were reported to have killed tens of thousands of Iranian civilians during the revolution.
On Saturday, the first of Farvardin in the year 1405 (March 21, 2026), the Israeli air force conducted an extensive offensive flight over Tehran, targeting dozens of sites related to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iran's security institutions, including missile production and storage facilities and a Ministry of Defense complex for missile fuel production.
On October 15, 2023, in Qom, supporters of the Islamic Republic regime and Basij forces celebrated with sweets, drinks, and balloons following the October 7 attacks, as documented footage shows.
Piers Morgan asked Masih Alinejad why Iranians aren’t protesting for regime change, to which she responded that it is not a moral question when people face guns and military force. Alinejad also questioned why the UK government attended a celebration at the Islamic Republic’s embassy after the reported massacre of over 32,000 people.
On Saturday, the first of Farvardin (March 21), 22 countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and several European nations, announced their participation in ensuring safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz and condemned Iran's closure of the strategic waterway. The countries cited Iranian attacks on civilian ships and infrastructure as justification for their actions, with the Strait remaining blocked since the start of the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran on February 28, 2025.
On Saturday, the Israeli army conducted airstrikes in Tehran, targeting dozens of sites affiliated with the Iranian regime, including the IRGC Central Complex for producing ballistic missile components, a storage site for missile components, a Ministry of Defense complex responsible for producing missile fuel, and a site for producing ballistic missile components. According to the Israeli military, these strikes significantly impair Iran's capability to produce ballistic missiles.
CENTCOM announced that the U.S. military has destroyed more than 8,000 military targets in Iran, including 130 Iranian ships and thousands of missiles and drones, with over 8,000 combat flights conducted and the longest field artillery strike in U.S. history carried out just two days prior.
Last night at 3 a.m. in the Dashtak area of Gilan province between Chaf and Kiyashahr, a building was struck, resulting in the deaths of four individuals: a 60-year-old man, a middle-aged woman, a young woman, and a child aged 10-12 years old. The victims are believed to include a Revolutionary Guards commander and his family.
The U.S. conducted an airstrike on the ammunition depot of the 4th Tactical Fighter Base (Vahdati Air Base) of the Iranian Air Force in Dezful, southwestern Iran, this afternoon.
