{"id":343788,"date":"2026-03-25T07:39:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T06:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=343788"},"modified":"2026-03-25T22:23:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T21:23:32","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-25-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-25-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 25, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_343789\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-343789\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-343789 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iran-tehran-security-post-bombed-24032026.jpg\" alt=\"Destruction of the Meysam Tammar Basij base, a regime security outpost in Tehran, on the Makhsoos Road before Azadegan, Tuesday, March 24, 2026\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iran-tehran-security-post-bombed-24032026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iran-tehran-security-post-bombed-24032026-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iran-tehran-security-post-bombed-24032026-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iran-tehran-security-post-bombed-24032026-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iran-tehran-security-post-bombed-24032026-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iran-tehran-security-post-bombed-24032026-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-343789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Destruction of the Meysam Tammar Basij base, a regime security outpost in Tehran, on the Makhsoos Road before Azadegan, Tuesday, March 24, 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 10:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"122\">Israeli Strikes Hit Deep Across Iran as Tehran Fires Back, Tightens Control at Home and the War Widens Around the Gulf<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"906\">The past 24 hours were defined above all by what happened inside Iran: a new wave of Israeli strikes across Tehran and several provincial cities, fresh damage to military and dual-use industrial sites, renewed explosions around sensitive facilities, and a sharper turn inward by the Iranian state through arrests, checkpoints and a continuing communications blackout. The clerical regime in Iran did answer with more missile and drone fire into Israel and other parts of the region, but the clearest pattern of the day was sustained pressure on Iranian territory itself, paired with growing regional alarm over Hormuz, Gulf infrastructure and the absence of any coherent diplomatic off-ramp.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"908\" data-end=\"1766\">Inside Iran, the strikes were broad rather than isolated. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranntv.com\/963168-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D9%88-%D8%B4%D8%B4%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%AC%D9%86%DA%AF-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B7%D9%87%D8%B9%D8%B7%D9%81-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AE-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B4%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%87%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AC%D9%86%DA%AF-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D8%B7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B9-%D8%AC%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%88%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%8C%DA%A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reports described<\/a> overnight and early-morning explosions in Tehran, Karaj, Qazvin, Shiraz, Bushehr, Isfahan and Tabriz, with additional activity reported in Kerman and over Zanjan. In Tehran, multiple blasts across the capital and one strike in the south of the city killed at least 12 people and wounded 28. Later reports said the eastern side of the capital was hit again before dawn, leaving heavy debris and smoke, and that the Air Force compound known as \u201cPadegan-e Chakesh\u201d was struck around 3 a.m.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iran\u2019s foreign minister says his government does not plan on any negotiations to end the war and that no talks with the U.S. have taken place. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ih0YmTRk8Q\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ih0YmTRk8Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Associated Press (@AP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\/status\/2036897324513816655?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1768\" data-end=\"2617\">The clearest named targets inside Iran were military and military-adjacent. Israel said it struck two long-range naval <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aninews.in\/news\/world\/middle-east\/israel-defence-force-say-two-naval-cruise-missile-production-sites-in-tehran-struck20260325130340\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cruise-missile production<\/a> sites in central Tehran that were operating under Iran\u2019s Defense Ministry. In Isfahan, at least five strong explosions were reported on two significant sites: the Optics SAIran complex on Kaveh Boulevard, part of the state electronics and defense network, and what Israeli reporting described as an underwater research center used in submarine design and unmanned maritime systems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2619\" data-end=\"3574\">Elsewhere, a munitions depot in Kerman was bombed, an IRGC-linked shed in northern Tabriz near Rabe Rashidi was hit, repeated explosions in Bushehr, a radio station in Bandar Abbas was struck, and renewed damage at Bandar Anzali, where facilities linked to the Defense Ministry and the Shahid Tamjidi marine industries complex were said to have been badly damaged. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/israel-hits-russian-iranian-weapons-smuggling-route-in-the-caspian-sea-6d09aca1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wall Street Journal said<\/a> the earlier Anzali attack was intended to disrupt the Caspian supply line used for Russian transfers of arms and military technology to Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Issuing a stern warning to Tehran, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said US President Donald Trump vowed to &#39;hit harder&#39; and &#39;unleash hell&#39; if Iran does not accept defeat <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tb2kDqacDa\">https:\/\/t.co\/tb2kDqacDa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xhSpe5bnnA\">pic.twitter.com\/xhSpe5bnnA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Reuters (@Reuters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Reuters\/status\/2036904164295663841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"64\" data-end=\"804\">Casualty reporting inside Iran remained uneven over the last 24 hours. One same-day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranntv.com\/963168-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D9%88-%D8%B4%D8%B4%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%AC%D9%86%DA%AF-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B7%D9%87%D8%B9%D8%B7%D9%81-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AE-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B4%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%87%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AC%D9%86%DA%AF-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D8%B7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B9-%D8%AC%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%88%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%8C%DA%A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">account put the toll<\/a> in southern Tehran at a specific urban death and injury count. These included reported deaths among IRGC, Basij and affiliated personnel, as well as a claim that dozens of Guardsmen were killed when a missile sealed the exit of a tunnel site.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-69c2e87d-f6ac-838d-85e1-1acddc1394f4-9\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-18\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"14c7321c-f078-467a-a6db-4601d8d681a9\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-4-thinking\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"723\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The regime\u2019s retaliation continued. A fresh missile strike hit a residential area in Tel Aviv, damaging buildings and vehicles and wounding several people, while sirens again sounded across multiple Israeli cities. Israeli officials also said the strike may have involved a different warhead or missile configuration from earlier salvos. At the political level, Tehran was reported to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cly9nz5vyz4o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have rejected a 15-point<\/a> U.S. ceasefire proposal and put forward a counterproposal of its own even as attacks continued across Israel and Gulf Arab states, signaling that Tehran remained willing to keep up military pressure while holding its line diplomatically.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a0\ufe0f Update: The internet blackout in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> has now entered its 26th day after passing the 600 hour mark.<\/p>\n<p>The measure leaves civilians cut off from international networks, violating their right to access information in times of war. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2AsPc39EXP\">pic.twitter.com\/2AsPc39EXP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NetBlocks (@netblocks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netblocks\/status\/2036708113785422251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"5101\" data-end=\"5993\">The war\u2019s regional spillover intensified again. In Iraq, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/iraq-says-7-soldiers-killed-13-injured-in-airstrike-on-habbaniyah-base\/3878423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fresh airstrike<\/a> on a Popular Mobilization Forces position in Habbaniyah killed seven people, according to Iraq\u2019s Defense Ministry, while two Iraqi soldiers were reported killed and 20 others wounded near an army medical facility in western Anbar. In Kuwait, a drone hit a fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport and caused a fire, though authorities said there were no casualties. Meanwhile, 13 drones and six missiles were intercepted overnight as warning sirens sounded repeatedly. In southern Lebanon, state media said Israeli strikes killed at least six people near Sidon, including four in Adloun and two in the Mieh Mieh camp area.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-69c2e87d-f6ac-838d-85e1-1acddc1394f4-10\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-20\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"efc319b1-f0ff-4d50-8565-68935a0be761\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-4-thinking\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"963\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The strategic and economic front was nearly as consequential as the battlefield itself. Kharg Island moved closer to the center of the conflict, with CNN reporting, citing U.S. intelligence assessments, that Iran had recently reinforced the island with additional troops and air-defense systems and set traps there as speculation grew over a possible American move against it. That would align with the island\u2019s outsized importance: Kharg remains Iran\u2019s main oil export hub, handling the great bulk of its crude shipments, and Iranian officials have warned that any attack on the country\u2019s coast or islands could lead to mine-laying and a far broader disruption of Gulf shipping. At the same time, the Iranian regime appears to have pushed daily oil loadings back toward two million barrels in March, still concentrated at Kharg but with a larger share also moving through Jask, suggesting that Tehran is trying to protect export capacity even as military pressure intensifies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udeabFALSE: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced a U.S. F\/A-18 fighter was struck over Chabahar using new advanced air defense systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u2705TRUE: No U.S. fighter aircraft have been shot down by Iran. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I25QFjYo0l\">pic.twitter.com\/I25QFjYo0l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2036869094595568037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"6972\" data-end=\"7934\">Hormuz remained the hinge between the war and the world economy. Tehran has formally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/24\/world\/middleeast\/iran-strait-of-hormuz-ships.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told the United Nations<\/a> and the International Maritime Organization that \u201cnon-hostile\u201d vessels may pass if they coordinate with Iranian authorities, while excluding ships linked to the United States, Israel and other participants in the war. Reports also indicated that Iran had already begun charging some commercial vessels for passage and intended to continue doing so. At the same time, Bahrain\u2019s effort to secure a U.N. Security Council resolution authorizing \u201call necessary means\u201d to keep the strait open met resistance, while the U.N. Human Rights Council separately adopted a consensus resolution condemning Iranian attacks on Gulf infrastructure and calling for reparations. Together, those developments showed how the shipping crisis is becoming a central international front of the war, shaped at once by coercion, legal pressure and the growing risk to global energy flows.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-69c2e87d-f6ac-838d-85e1-1acddc1394f4-12\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-24\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"d0e39b51-f647-49fb-a45b-0f8e746dcdf0\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-4-thinking\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"886\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Inside Iran, the authorities responded to the latest strikes by tightening control rather than easing it. The Intelligence Ministry announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asriran.com\/fa\/news\/1151982\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">39 new arrests<\/a> in Tehran, along with two more detentions tied to online activity and 10 others accused of passing the locations of security forces to foreign media. Police also said they had set up 1,463 special checkpoints across the country, backed by more than 129,000 officers and nearly 15,000 mobile patrol units, giving many cities an increasingly militarized atmosphere. Hanging over all of this was the communications blackout: the nationwide internet shutdown had entered its 26th day and stretched beyond 600 hours, with connectivity still hovering at about 1% of normal levels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mattis identifies &#39;problem&#39; if US declares victory over Iran now <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BxxZcHVVua\">https:\/\/t.co\/BxxZcHVVua<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2036631701653192877?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"8930\" data-end=\"9736\">\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 7:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mohammad Mohaddessin, Iranian Opposition Figure: \u201cSaying \u2018No to War\u2019 Is A Good Slogan, But Europe Must Support Regime Change\u201d<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-343670 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logo-20-minutos.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logo-20-minutos.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logo-20-minutos-150x91.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mohammad Mohaddessin (Tehran, 1955) is the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), and his activity right now is frenetic. He is working hard to gather support for the cause in the midst of the US and Israeli war against the ayatollahs, and he wants a country free from the autocratic yoke that has punished the population for decades: that is the message, the ayatollahs must fall. In that context, and while Donald Trump gives Tehran room for negotiations that, for the time being, the Iranians are rejecting, Mohaddessin sits down in Brussels with <em>20minutos<\/em> to talk not only about the conflict, but also about how a regime that he sees as increasingly weakened can be defeated through resistance and from exile, and with which, he insists, diplomacy is of no use.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Do you think the end of the war is near?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yes, we pray for that, and we believe it could be a matter of weeks. It is what the people in Iran want. Our people are currently under two kinds of pressure. One comes from the Iranian regime: repressive forces, the Revolutionary Guard, the Ministry of Intelligence; and on the other hand they are under the daily threat of bombings, because these bombings are not only directed at regime officials or the Revolutionary Guard. Ordinary people are also under the pressure of the bombings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.20minutos.es\/internacional\/mohammad-mohaddessin-opositor-irani-decir-no-guerra-es-buen-eslogan-pero-europa-debe-apoyar-cambio-regimen_6949815_0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 7:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gingrich, Ex-Military Leaders Throw Support Behind Iran Opposition Group<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228776 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fox-News.png\" alt=\"Fox-News\" width=\"151\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fox-News.png 151w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fox-News-60x60.png 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A bipartisan group of former senior U.S. officials \u2014 including former military leaders, diplomats, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich \u2014 has issued a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncrius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AmericanIranStatement-20260324.pdf\">letter backing regime change<\/a>\u00a0in Iran and endorsing an opposition roadmap for the country\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The letter, signed by about 30 key individuals calls on Western governments to support Iran\u2019s democratic opposition, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/\">National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(NCRI).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWith the Tehran regime discredited and weakened, not since 1979 have the Iranian people been in such a position of strength to take it back.\u201d the letter states.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDemocracy should never have been stolen from the citizens of Iran in 1953 and again in 1979.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/live-news\/trump-5-day-pause-iran-israel-war-updates-march-24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wave of Arrests Sweeps Iran Amid War and Internet Blackout<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-221975 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/arrests-Iran-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"arrests-Iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/arrests-Iran-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/arrests-Iran-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/arrests-Iran-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/arrests-Iran-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/arrests-Iran.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"684\">Reports emerging from Iran indicate that authorities are continuing a sweeping campaign of arrests across the country, even as the nation faces ongoing conflict, executions of protest detainees, and a near-total internet blackout.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"1060\">According to both state-affiliated media and independent human rights organizations, security forces have detained large numbers of citizens and civil activists in recent days. Official outlets frequently accuse those arrested of charges such as \u201ccooperating with hostile entities,\u201d while rights groups describe a far broader crackdown targeting various segments of society.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1452\">The situation is further complicated by severe restrictions on information. Iran has now entered its twenty-fifth consecutive day of widespread internet disruption, leaving most citizens without reliable access to communication platforms. This blackout has significantly limited the flow of information and made independent verification of arrests and related developments extremely difficult.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/human-rights\/wave-of-arrests-sweeps-iran-amid-war-and-internet-blackout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Only Viable Path for Iran Lies Within Its People<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-342545 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/923a4687-416b-4613-97d3-68d71fd29a4e_690-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the NCRI hold a major rally in Berlin, on February 7, 2026\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/923a4687-416b-4613-97d3-68d71fd29a4e_690-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/923a4687-416b-4613-97d3-68d71fd29a4e_690-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/923a4687-416b-4613-97d3-68d71fd29a4e_690-742x420.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/923a4687-416b-4613-97d3-68d71fd29a4e_690-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/923a4687-416b-4613-97d3-68d71fd29a4e_690-696x394.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/923a4687-416b-4613-97d3-68d71fd29a4e_690.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For years, the Iranian resistance has warned the international community about the root of instability in the region\u2014long before today\u2019s crises and current war unfolded. From exposing the regime\u2019s pursuit of nuclear capabilities to revealing its role in regional conflicts, terrorism, and human rights abuses, the pattern has been consistent: the root cause lies in Tehran.\u00a0These warnings extended beyond military and security concerns. The resistance repeatedly highlighted how the regime used its diplomatic network abroad as a cover for intelligence and operational activities, while also exposing the illusion of so-called internal reform and the danger of continued appeasement by Western governments. The central argument has remained unchanged: as long as the current regime remains in power, instability will persist both inside Iran and across the region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">More recently, Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has called on the international community to recognize what she describes as the only viable solution to the Iranian crisis. In her view, resolving the situation requires acknowledging a path centered on the overthrow of the regime by the Iranian people and their organized resistance. This approach rejects both foreign military intervention and passive diplomacy, instead emphasizing a structured, domestic movement capable of leading political transformation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/iranian-opposition\/the-only-viable-path-for-iran-lies-within-its-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Future Will Be Decided from Within, Says Opposition Figure<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-343790 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/One-America-News-interviews-Alireza-Jafarzadeh.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/One-America-News-interviews-Alireza-Jafarzadeh.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/One-America-News-interviews-Alireza-Jafarzadeh-150x94.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a recent interview with One America News, Iranian opposition figure Alireza Jafarzadeh, deputy director of the U.S. office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), emphasized that the future of Iran will be determined not by foreign intervention, but by forces inside the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jafarzadeh, a senior representative of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) in Washington, outlined what he described as the \u201cthird option\u201d for Iran\u2014rejecting both foreign military intervention and continued appeasement of the ruling regime, while placing responsibility for change firmly in the hands of the Iranian people and organized resistance units.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He argued that although the regime has suffered growing military and political setbacks, the decisive factor in any change will be domestic forces. In his view, the ruling system is currently in one of its weakest positions, yet its fate will ultimately be decided by organized networks inside Iran rather than by external pressure. He stressed that meaningful change depends on the capacity, coordination, and persistence of internal opposition forces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/infightings\/irans-future-will-be-decided-from-within-says-opposition-figure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">War Footing in Courts and Streets of Iran: The Islamic Republic\u2019s Strategy of \u201cMaximum Elimination\u201d on the Eve of the Iranian New Year<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-330510 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-abolqasem-salavati-court-2022-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian regime judge Abolqasem Salavati presents documents to protesters detained during the 2022 uprising\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-abolqasem-salavati-court-2022-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-abolqasem-salavati-court-2022-768x385.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-abolqasem-salavati-court-2022-838x420.jpg 838w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-abolqasem-salavati-court-2022-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-abolqasem-salavati-court-2022-696x349.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-abolqasem-salavati-court-2022.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While Iran endures its 24th day of a total nationwide internet blackout, recent statements by senior judicial and military officials signal the consolidation and intensification of a strategy of \u201cOfficial State Terrorism and Arbitrary Deprivation of Life.\u201d This strategy has been pursued by the Islamic Republic since the onset of the January 2026 (Dey 1404) uprising. An analysis of the positions taken by Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje\u2019i and FARAJA (Law Enforcement Force) commanders on the eve of the new Iranian year 1405 (starting on March 20, 2026) reveals an organized exploitation of a \u201cwar-state\u201d status to formalize a killing machine whose objective is not \u201cunrest control,\u201d but the physical elimination of and vengeance against civil society.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On March 20, 2026, Chief Justice Mohseni-Eje\u2019i stated in his New [Iranian] Year message: \u201cIn the year 1405, we deliver an ultimatum to all destabilizing elements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2026\/03\/24\/war-footing-in-courts-and-streets-of-iran-the-islamic-republics-strategy-of-maximum-elimination-on-the-eve-of-the-iranian-new-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gothenburg Nowruz Rally Backs NCRI Provisional Government, Calls for Democratic Republic in Iran<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Gothenburg Nowruz Rally Backs NCRI Provisional Government, Calls for Democratic Republic in Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_SknIzaxxe8U\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSknIzaxxe8U%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SknIzaxxe8U\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT6M8S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-03-24T06:49:47Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_SknIzaxxe8U\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSknIzaxxe8U%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Gothenburg Nowruz Rally Backs NCRI Provisional Government, Calls for Democratic Republic in Iran<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SknIzaxxe8U\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSknIzaxxe8U%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Gothenburg Nowruz Rally Backs NCRI Provisional Government, Calls for Democratic Republic in Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Gothenburg, Sweden \u2014 March 21, 2026 \u2014 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) rallied in Gothenburg on the first day of the Iranian New Year, Nowruz, expressing support for the National Council of Resistance of Iran\u2019s (NCRI) Provisional Government and calling for the establishment of a democratic republic in Iran.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"509\"><strong data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"184\">Gothenburg, Sweden \u2014 March 21, 2026<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a class=\"reset interactable cursor-pointer decoration-1 underline-offset-1 text-super hover:underline font-semibold\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"text-box-trim-both\">PMOI\/MEK<\/span><\/a>) rallied in Gothenburg on the first day of the\u00a0<strong>Iranian New Year, Nowruz<\/strong>, expressing support for the National Council of Resistance of Iran\u2019s (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/ncri\/alternative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI<\/a>)\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-resistance\/2026\/02\/announcement-of-a-provisional-government-by-the-national-council-of-resistance-of-iran\/84244\/\" rel=\"\">Provisional Government<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and calling for the establishment of a democratic republic in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/03\/gothenburg-nowruz-rally-backs-ncri-provisional-government-calls-for-democratic-republic-in-iran\/84841\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-24-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 24, 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:30 PM CET Israeli Strikes Hit Deep Across Iran as Tehran Fires Back, Tightens Control at Home and the War [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":343789,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-343788","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","8":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 25, 2026 - NCRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:30 PM CET Israeli Strikes Hit Deep Across Iran as Tehran 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