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UPDATE: 09:00 PM CET
Hormuz Shut as Iran–U.S.–Israel War Spills Across the Gulf
Conflict Update: The direct U.S.–Israel confrontation with Iran entered a fourth day with sustained strikes inside Iran, widening retaliation across Gulf states, and a renewed Lebanon front, while the information war intensified as all sides issued maximal claims that remain difficult to verify independently in real time.
Iranian and international reporting continues to describe Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as killed in the initial strikes, a rupture that has heightened uncertainty over succession and triggered attacks on institutions linked to state continuity. Reuters reporting from inside Tehran describes a city gripped by fear, disrupted utilities, and heavy security presence.
Iranian state media has framed the moment as a national resistance campaign, emphasizing “maximum defiance,” portraying retaliation as focused on U.S. and Israeli military assets, and warning against what it calls adversary “false-flag” operations. In the past several hours, Press TV reported that Iranian air defenses downed advanced Hermes drones and repeated IRGC claims of precision strikes on U.S. facilities in Bahrain as part of “Operation True Promise 4,” allegations that cannot be independently confirmed on short timelines.
Iran claimed to have enough uranium for 11 nuclear bombs during Geneva talks, US envoy Witkoff says https://t.co/8kjIA4szhy pic.twitter.com/dbv8u9jxNy
— New York Post (@nypost) March 3, 2026
In the Gulf, the conflict’s spillover has become more tangible for civilians and critical infrastructure operators. Saudi Arabia’s defense ministry said two drones hit the U.S. Embassy compound in Riyadh early Tuesday, causing a small fire and material damage without injuries; the embassy issued “shelter in place” guidance for Americans in multiple Saudi cities.
The Iranian regime has also escalated its pressure on global commerce through the Strait of Hormuz. A senior IRGC official was quoted declaring the strait “closed” and threatening to attack vessels attempting passage, a step that has compounded market volatility and rerouting behavior by shipping firms and insurers. Shipping and trade reporting over the last nine hours points to a steep drop in traffic, with some assessments describing an roughly 80% collapse in transits and record-high freight rates for crude tankers, while maritime risk analysts warn that widespread GPS/AIS interference is creating a “digital fog” that increases collision and compliance risks.
Regional air defenses remain heavily engaged. Reuters analysis published within the past several hours highlights a growing risk that Iranian strikes on Gulf states could harden their alignment with Washington and widen the coalition against Tehran, with knock-on effects for basing, diplomacy, and energy policy. On-the-ground indicators of spillover continued in Fujairah, where authorities said they extinguished a fire after debris from a drone interception fell in an oil-industry zone, contributing to a broader sense of insecurity even in areas long seen as insulated from frontline warfare.
HMS Dragon could be deployed to the area in a defensive role after RAF Akrotiri was hit by an Iranian drone https://t.co/IGOqQknTpu
— The Times and The Sunday Times (@thetimes) March 3, 2026
On the Lebanon front, Israel has deployed additional forces into southern Lebanon in what it describes as defensive positioning against Hezbollah, as cross-border exchanges intensify. Reuters also reports Lebanon being pulled deeper into the conflict amid casualties, displacement, and escalating internal political strain, including moves by Lebanon’s government to restrict Hezbollah’s military activity and later steps toward delaying elections as the security situation deteriorates.
Humanitarian and accountability pressure has sharpened around alleged strikes on civilian sites in Iran. The U.N. human rights office called for a prompt, impartial investigation into the deadly attack on a girls’ school in Minab, urging all parties to share findings; the U.S. has denied deliberately targeting a school and Israel has said it is investigating. Separately, reports show growing concern for detainees in Tehran’s Evin prison after nearby blasts and damage were described by relatives of imprisoned foreign nationals, adding to fears about civilians trapped in high-risk urban zones.
A notable update in the last nine hours has been the exposure of vulnerabilities in digital infrastructure. Amazon Web Services said drone strikes damaged facilities in the UAE and Bahrain, and AP reporting described localized disruptions and mitigation steps, a development that underscores how the conflict is affecting not only oil and shipping but also cloud and communications services used by businesses and public agencies. U.S. officials are also warning of non-kinetic spillover: a DHS-linked intelligence assessment anticipates heightened Iranian-linked cyber activity and continued regional targeting of U.S. and allied interests.
🚨 Missile strike hits wall of Evin Prison in Tehran; prisoners’ lives now in immediate danger.
Early this morning a missile struck near #EvinPrison and part of the prison wall was destroyed. There is currently no verified information on the safety or condition of inmates,… pic.twitter.com/kSbPvguTq1
— IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) March 3, 2026
Iranian and Israeli-linked reporting converged Tuesday on a strike in Qom tied to the Assembly of Experts, the clerical body constitutionally responsible for selecting a supreme leader. Iran’s Press TV said “the old building” of the Assembly of Experts in Qom was hit, while Mehr (via secondary reporting) described the struck site as an older auxiliary structure not used for official meetings. Tasnim described the attack as hitting the Assembly’s building but said no meeting was taking place at the time. An Israeli official, cited by Axios, said the strike targeted the body as it was engaged in succession-related activity, an account Iran-linked outlets dispute.
UPDATE: 07:30 PM CET
Khamenei’s Fall, Iran’s Future: Why Pahlavi Still Blocks Real Change
On 28 February 2026, a major joint US–Israeli strike campaign hit Iran, and Iranian state media confirmed the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. His death may mark the beginning of the end for the regime. Hours after news of the attack broke, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) announced a Provisional Government for the Transfer of Sovereignty to the People of Iran and the Establishment of a Democratic Republic based on Maryam Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan.
In practical terms, this framework is presented as a road map for a post-Khamenei order: a republic based on universal suffrage and political pluralism; the separation of religion and state; gender equality; the abolition of the death penalty; a non-nuclear Iran; the dismantling of the IRGC and other repressive organs; and autonomy and the removal of double injustices against Iranian nationalities and ethnicities.
Iranian Resistance ‘Want Revenge’ And ‘Will Fight Street to Street’ If Trump’s Bombs Stop
When Donald Trump’s hot war in Iran ends bitter street-to-street battles will ensue in Tehran and major cities, as Mojahedin fighters take on the remnants of the Revolutionary Guard, it was claimed today. An estimated 250 fighters of the Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) attacked the headquarters of the now deceased Ayatollah Ali Khamenei three days before the US and Israel fired their first missiles.
And today a source close to the MEK fighters said as soon as the US and Israeli bombs stopped dropping the group would continue to lead an armed insurrection to effect the final overthrow of the religious dictatorship which has maintained a ruthless grip on power since the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Only a month ago, in January, Khamenei’s hated Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) slaughtered an estimated 40,000 young people after they took to the streets demanding an end to the dictatorship.
UPDATE: 04:00 PM CET
Ali Safavi on Iran Strikes, Regime Change, and the Future of Tehran
In an exclusive interview, Safavi argued that only the Iranian people and organized resistance forces can overthrow the ruling establishment in Tehran, calling for immediate international recognition of Maryam Rajavi’s provisional government and her Ten-Point Plan for a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic. He rejected any restoration of monarchy, warned Gulf states against continued appeasement of Tehran, and declared that the collapse of the regime would ultimately dismantle its regional proxy network and bring long-term stability to the Middle East.
The interview provides insight into the perspective of the Iranian opposition on the current situation, highlighting their belief that regime change in Iran can only be achieved through the efforts of the Iranian people and organized resistance, not through foreign military intervention alone. It also underscores the opposition’s call for international recognition and support of their alternative vision for Iran’s future.
UPDATE: 11:00 AM CET
Israel and US Strike Tehran and Beirut as Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz in Escalating War
The US-Israel war against Iran intensified dramatically on its fourth day, with Israeli forces launching simultaneous airstrikes on military targets in Tehran and Hezbollah positions in Beirut early Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Explosions rocked parts of Iran’s capital, sending plumes of smoke into the sky, as the Israel Defense Forces confirmed strikes near key sites including the state broadcaster headquarters, which Iranian media described as deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure.
In retaliation, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, vowing to set fire to any vessel attempting to pass through the critical waterway that handles about one-fifth of global oil trade. This move sent oil prices surging further amid widespread shipping disruptions. Iranian regime forces claimed responsibility for an 11th wave of Operation True Promise 4, launching hundreds of drones and missiles targeting US allies across the Gulf, including energy facilities in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, ports in Oman and the UAE, and residential areas in Bahrain. Drones struck the US Embassy in Riyadh, causing minor damage and a limited fire with no reported casualties.
The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed recent damage to entrance buildings at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility based on satellite imagery, though it reported no radiological consequences or further impact on underground operations. The US Central Command stated that its forces destroyed additional IRGC command centers, air defenses, and missile sites, contributing to claims that roughly half of Iran’s ballistic missile launchers have been eliminated since the conflict began.
Within 36 hours of the U.S.-Israeli attack, Iran had hit sites in at least nine countries, including airports and active ports, crippling international travel and oil shipments.
The strikes also tore through residential towers, luxury hotels and roads. https://t.co/mOIvxUGt6L pic.twitter.com/M0YZBasiN4
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 3, 2026
Iranian state media, including IRNA and Press TV, highlighted mounting civilian suffering, with the Red Crescent Society reporting a nationwide death toll now at 787 from coalition strikes. Emphasis remained on the earlier attack on a girls’ school in Minab, southern Iran, where 165 children were killed, portrayed as a “savage” war crime targeting innocence. Interim leadership, following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, issued defiant statements insisting Iran will defend its sovereignty without capitulating under pressure.
US President Donald Trump warned that the “big wave” of strikes is still ahead and that the campaign could extend beyond the initial four-to-five-week estimate, with objectives focused on dismantling Iran’s missile arsenal, navy, nuclear program, and proxy support networks. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the war as decisive and not endless, while pushing deeper ground operations in southern Lebanon against Hezbollah.
The conflict’s spillover has prompted urgent evacuations, with the US ordering non-essential personnel out of embassies in multiple Gulf countries and advising citizens to leave the region immediately. Global reactions include calls for ceasefire from China and Russia, while energy markets reel from the Hormuz threat and broader instability.
UPDATE: 09:30 AM CET
The Iranian Resistance’s Roadmap for a Democratic Republic
The nationwide uprising that surged in late 2025 and continued into early 2026 has proven that the Iranian people are willing to pay any price to overthrow the ruling regime. This movement is not a transient explosion; it is a conscious, overthrow-oriented movement born from a long accumulation of political awareness and collective will for regime change. The defiance of the Iranian people—especially the women and youth leading the protests on the streets—will not dissipate once the regime falls. Instead, this revolutionary spirit will be channeled into a cultural and political renaissance to rebuild the nation.
The central question facing Iran today is no longer whether the ruling regime will fall, but rather when it will fall, what will follow its collapse, and whether chaos will replace a century of monarchical and religious dictatorships.
URGENT REPORT: Emergency Situation and Immediate Threat to Life in Evin Prison (March 2026)
Field reports and credible sources indicate a total collapse of the administrative and management structure at Evin Prison coinciding with the escalation of military conflicts. According to available evidence, administrative personnel have abandoned their posts, effectively ceasing all supervision over the provision of prisoners’ essential life-sustaining needs. This situation has placed hundreds of political and ideological prisoners—who are confined in a closed environment with no means of self-defense or means to provide themselves – in grave and immediate danger.
- Women’s Ward and Ward 7: Reports confirm that food distribution has been entirely halted. In several wards, only negligible amounts of bread have been provided.
- Cessation of Services: The closure of the prison commissary (store) and the total lack of accountability from officials have eliminated any possibility for prisoners to self-provide basic biological needs.
- Violation of Human Dignity: Abandoning prisoners without food in a confined space from which they cannot exit constitutes a flagrant example of “Inhuman and Degrading Treatment.”
Iran at a Historical Reckoning: Between a Century of Struggle and the Final Test
For more than a century, Iran has lived in a state of unfinished revolution. From the Constitutional era to the present, the central question has remained unchanged: who holds sovereignty — the people or an unelected absolute authority?
In the late 1980s, as he approached ninety, Ruhollah Khomeini issued the decree that led to the mass execution of political prisoners, many of them members or supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). It was a calculated attempt to extinguish an organized democratic opposition at its roots.
Nearly four decades later, at age eighty-seven, Ali Khamenei presided over another defining episode: the brutal suppression of the January uprising. The regime’s own televised images — black body bags displayed as a warning — were meant to intimidate. Instead, they exposed a continuity of cruelty embedded in the doctrine of Velayat-e Faqih — the “absolute guardianship of the jurist,” a term Khomeini himself described as “absolute rule.”
Iran’s “Zero Hour”: Between Democratic Transition and Dangerous Illusions
Iran stands at the edge of a historic rupture. Yet what distinguishes the current moment from 1906 or 1979 is not merely the depth of public anger. It is the existence of a codified democratic alternative and an organized field structure capable of channeling social rage toward systemic transformation rather than episodic revolt. “Zero hour” is inherently ambivalent. It carries the promise of change, but also the risk of fragmentation, elite hijacking, or external intervention. Political history demonstrates that spontaneous uprisings lacking cohesive leadership often succumb either to replacement authoritarianism or to top-down “managed transitions” engineered in diplomatic corridors. Revolutions are rarely defeated at their peak; they are diverted in their aftermath.
In this strategic landscape, the role of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) becomes central. As the longest-standing organized political coalition opposing the current regime, it presents not simply opposition rhetoric but an institutional alternative.
With the Launch of “Pro” SIM Card Sales, Tiered Internet Access Becomes Official in Iran
While millions of citizens in Iran remain under pressure from internet filtering, shutdowns, and disruptions, reports indicate the official sale of “Pro” SIM cards offering unfiltered internet access. This expensive and limited service effectively transforms free access from a public right into a special privilege for a select group. The state-run Shargh newspaper reported that the service, branded as “Pro Internet,” is being offered through one of the country’s major telecom operators. In its advertisements, it is described as international internet access without filtering or disconnection, available to a limited group.
The story began with an image circulating on social media—an advertisement bearing the explicit message: “Goodbye to VPNs and access to free and unfiltered internet for colleagues holding a business license.”
UN Rights Chief Warns of Execution Risk for Iranian Protesters
Speaking at a session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called for the immediate suspension of executions in Iran and warned that following the recent protests, a growing number of Iranians are at risk of execution. Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said on Friday, February 27, that “I am horrified by reports that at least eight people, including two children, have been sentenced to death in connection with the protests.”
Türk added that it appears 30 others may also be at risk of receiving similar death sentences.
According to information compiled by Amnesty International, at least 30 people are at risk of the death penalty in connection with the protests that took place in January.
Red Deer Man Who Fled Iran Hopeful Democracy Will Triumph
Red Deer’s Amir Boroumand took to the curling rink on Monday with a message of hope emblazoned on his jacket. “A Free Iran” was printed on the Iranian-Canadian’s jacket as his way of honouring those Iranians who have striven for freedom for decades, a dream whose pursuit has cost thousands of Iranian lives. The recent death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and many senior leaders in his repressive regime has given Boroumand hope that Iranians are closer than ever to becoming a nation where freedom and human rights are respected.
Boroumand, who fled Iran with his wife, Parvaneh, for a better life in 1986, is saddened that more lives are being lost and war is once again being waged in his homeland. “I don’t like war. I don’t like the killing and the shooting, but there are good plans for the future of Iran,” he said. ‘The young generation who want democracy and freedom, they have a beautiful plan.” Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), has proposed a 10-point plan to create a democratic republic with free elections, gender equality, rights for religious and ethnic minorities, an independent judiciary and a respect for human rights for all.
Gothenburg Rally Backs NCRI Provisional Government as Iran’s Democratic Alternative After Khamenei’s Death
Gothenburg, Sweden – March 1, 2026 — Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) gathered in Gothenburg to endorse the official announcement of a Provisional Government by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), a coalition of democratic Iranian opposition forces. The rally underscored backing for the NCRI’s initiative as a viable democratic alternative for Iran following the death of Ali Khamenei.
Two Stockholm Rallies Back NCRI Provisional Government After Khamenei’s Death
Stockholm, Sweden – March 1, 2026 — In the early hours of March 1, shortly after reports confirmed the death of Ali Khamenei, supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran PMOI/MEK) gathered in front of the Iranian regime’s embassy in Stockholm. Demonstrators called for the overthrow of the clerical establishment and voiced support for the MEK’s Resistance Units inside Iran, describing the moment as a turning point in the country’s political future.