{"id":343811,"date":"2026-03-26T07:22:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T06:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=343811"},"modified":"2026-03-26T22:31:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T21:31:51","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-26-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-26-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 26, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_343814\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-343814\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-343814 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/zurich-ncri-supporters-activism-24032026.jpg\" alt=\"Zurich, Switzerland\u2014NCRI supporters rally in solidarity with the \u201cNo to Executions Tuesdays\u201d campaign, March 24, 2026\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/zurich-ncri-supporters-activism-24032026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/zurich-ncri-supporters-activism-24032026-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/zurich-ncri-supporters-activism-24032026-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/zurich-ncri-supporters-activism-24032026-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/zurich-ncri-supporters-activism-24032026-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/zurich-ncri-supporters-activism-24032026-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-343814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zurich, Switzerland\u2014NCRI supporters rally in solidarity with the \u201cNo to Executions Tuesdays\u201d campaign, 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-section-id=\"11xmv7z\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"112\">Fresh Strikes Across Iran, Wider Regional Fire and a Diplomatic Freeze Push the Conflict Deeper into Attrition<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"854\">The past 24 hours brought another broadening of the Iran conflict rather than any sign of arrest: Israeli and U.S. strikes were reported across a wide arc of Iranian territory from Tehran to Isfahan, Shiraz, Bandar Abbas and Mashhad, allied sites in Lebanon also came under attack, Iranian missiles again triggered alarms in Israel and reportedly reached the vicinity of Dimona, Gulf states intercepted new projectiles, Iraq moved further into the danger zone, and diplomacy remained suspended between public threats and indirect contacts. By the end of the day, the military picture pointed to continued pressure on the Iranian regime command, naval and weapons infrastructure, while the political picture pointed to stalemate rather than settlement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"856\" data-end=\"1509\">The Israeli military said it had carried out two large waves of strikes against state-linked targets in Tehran and had also hit a research-and-development center in Isfahan tied to naval systems, describing the site as significantly damaged. Through the night and into the early morning, residents and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranntv.com\/963199-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D9%88-%D9%87%D9%81%D8%AA%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\">local reports described<\/a> explosions or air-defense activity in Tehran, Karaj, Shahriyar, Mashhad, Qom, Tabriz, Shiraz, Isfahan, Shahin Shahr, Bandar Abbas and a long list of other cities, underscoring the breadth of the campaign rather than a single concentrated raid.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING  Emirati air defences are responding to an Iranian missile and drone attack, the UAE&#39;s defence ministry says. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6okWPMwZ2n\">pic.twitter.com\/6okWPMwZ2n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AFP News Agency (@AFP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFP\/status\/2037026252930859193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 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=\"1511\" data-end=\"2352\">Some of the most consequential reported damage centered on Iran\u2019s southern military and naval infrastructure. In Bandar Abbas, strikes were reported around the marine brigade deployment area, the vicinity of Shahid Rajaee port, military guesthouses, helicopter facilities and warehouses linked to naval forces, including structures in the Chamran complex. Reuters, citing Israeli media and other sources, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/us-confirms-death-iranian-irgc-naval-commander-2026-03-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported that Alireza Tangsiri<\/a>, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy, was killed in a strike there. Iranian authorities had not officially confirmed the claim by the time of the reporting, but if sustained it would mark one of the most important command losses of the day. Separate reports also circulated that Shahram Irani, commander of the regime&#8217;s regular navy, may have been killed; that claim remained unconfirmed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2354\" data-end=\"3358\">Elsewhere, the pattern was one of repeated strikes on military-industrial and logistics nodes. In Isfahan, in addition to the naval-linked R&amp;D site, local reporting described a targeted hit around Bahonar Street and repeated attacks around industrial zones including the Je industrial area and the Sepahan Shahr vicinity, with some power outages reported afterward. In and around Shiraz, footage and witness accounts pointed to strikes near the airport, the fighter base area and the Darvazeh Quran district, while earlier attacks were also reported around Lamerd airport in southern Fars province. In Ahvaz, a weapons production and storage site in Industrial Town No. 5 was reported hit. Around Mashhad, witnesses described prolonged drone and air-defense activity, and attacks were also reported near the airport area. In Tehran, explosions were heard in eastern districts such as Narmak and Tehranpars and in northern areas including Lavasan, with further air-defense activity reported near Mehrabad.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">USS Abraham Lincoln continues flight operations against military targets in Iran while sailing in regional waters. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GsLQKNaTbN\">pic.twitter.com\/GsLQKNaTbN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2036971250975736308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 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=\"3360\" data-end=\"4391\">Taken together, those strikes suggested another day focused less on symbolic targets than on the machinery of war: naval facilities, missile and drone infrastructure, logistics compounds, industrial zones and command-linked urban sites. That impression was reinforced by a new statement from U.S. Central Command. Adm. Brad Cooper said the campaign had now entered its fourth week and was progressing on or ahead of schedule, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/americas\/us-military-says-more-than-10-000-targets-hit-in-iran-as-operation-continues\/3879496\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more than 10,000 military<\/a> targets struck by U.S. forces and thousands more by Israel. He said more than 10,000 combat sorties had been flown over Iran, that U.S. aircraft retained air superiority, and that more than two-thirds of Iran\u2019s missile, drone, naval-equipment and shipbuilding capacity had been damaged or destroyed. He also said 92 percent of Iran\u2019s largest warships had been eliminated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4393\" data-end=\"5121\">Washington sharpened that pressure rhetorically as well. In a direct warning to IRGC personnel, Cooper called on members of the Guard to leave their positions and go home to avoid what he called further needless death and injury. He tied that warning to the reported killing of Tangsiri and argued that the IRGC navy had lost its ability to project power in the region. The White House, meanwhile, kept up the threat of escalation. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that if Tehran refused to accept the situation and move toward an agreement, President Donald Trump was prepared to hit Iran harder than ever and was ready to \u201craise hell,\u201d even as she also said contacts remained under way and described them as constructive.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iran war complicates WHO&#39;s emergency medical supply routes <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gPMGPOgYFm\">https:\/\/t.co\/gPMGPOgYFm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gPMGPOgYFm\">https:\/\/t.co\/gPMGPOgYFm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Reuters (@Reuters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Reuters\/status\/2037273524620886065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 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=\"5123\" data-end=\"6147\">The Iranian regime\u2019s answer on the battlefield remained real but more limited than in the opening phase of the war. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/no-injuries-reported-in-irans-7th-missile-salvo-of-the-day-forces-heading-to-impact-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israeli military reporting<\/a> said a new morning salvo from Iran triggered sirens in central Israel, Jerusalem and the West Bank, with air defenses activated again. One report in the day\u2019s summary said an Iranian missile penetrated defenses and struck near Dimona, the highly sensitive area associated with Israel\u2019s nuclear infrastructure. At the same time, Israeli officials said the interval between salvos had widened and U.S. military officials said missile and drone launches had fallen by more than 90 percent from earlier in the war, suggesting a diminished rate of fire even if the threat had not been extinguished.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"6149\" data-end=\"6986\">The conflict\u2019s regional spillover widened further on Thursday. In Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes reportedly continued against Hezbollah-linked sites, including targets in Beirut. In Iraq, the U.S. embassy in Baghdad urged American citizens to leave the country immediately and warned of the risk posed by missile launches and drones, while advising people to avoid the U.S. embassy in Baghdad and the consulate in Erbil. A group calling itself the Islamic Resistance in Iraq <a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20260325-iraqi-factions-announce-carrying-out-23-military-operations-targeting-us-bases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed 23 operations<\/a> against U.S.-linked bases and facilities over the past two days. Kurdish media also reported that an attacking drone was intercepted over Erbil. In background to that worsening picture, at least six members of Iraq\u2019s Popular Mobilization Forces, including the Anbar operations commander, were reported killed in an airstrike earlier this week.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a0\ufe0f Update: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>&#39;s digital blackout has entered its 27th day after 624 hours of isolation from the global internet with connectivity levels at ~1%.<\/p>\n<p>Rights monitors, independent media and the public are sidelined as access is granted only to those on a state-approved whitelist. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MU4XFn4AH1\">pic.twitter.com\/MU4XFn4AH1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NetBlocks (@netblocks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netblocks\/status\/2037078015947989424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 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=\"6988\" data-end=\"8097\">The Gulf was again drawn directly into the line of fire. The United Arab Emirates said it intercepted Iranian missiles and drones on Thursday morning, but debris from an intercepted missile fell on the Sweihan road in Abu Dhabi, killing two people and wounding three others while damaging vehicles. Kuwait said its air defenses destroyed hostile objects, Bahrain sounded air-raid sirens and directed people to shelters, and Saudi Arabia reported intercepting three Iranian drones.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"6988\" data-end=\"8097\">Alongside the military incidents came further political fallout. Kuwait announced the arrest of six people linked to Hezbollah on accusations that they had plotted to assassinate state leaders, the latest in a series of roll-ups against suspected Hezbollah cells in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"8099\" data-end=\"9087\">Shipping, nuclear and energy anxieties also remained central to the day. Russia\u2019s state nuclear corporation reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/politics\/2107463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">evacuated 163 personnel<\/a> from the Bushehr nuclear power plant, an extraordinary precaution even though no formal reason was given. CNN, citing sources, reported that Iran was strengthening defenses on Kharg Island against a possible U.S. ground assault, highlighting the nervous focus on energy infrastructure and export routes. Those fears were compounded by the continuing standoff over Hormuz. U.S. President Donald Trump said he was suspending the \u201cdestruction of power plants\u201d for 10 days, until Monday, April 6, 2026, at 8 p.m. Eastern time, after what he said was a request from the Iranian government, while making clear that military operations against other targets would continue. That announcement followed his earlier threat to hit Iranian power stations if Tehran did not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and it left the region in a state of suspended risk rather than relief.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Trump casts doubt on the prospect of an Iran peace deal, warning it&#39;s up to the country&#39;s leadership to convince him to halt the war. Follow live updates. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mwZYgzk8mv\">https:\/\/t.co\/mwZYgzk8mv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WQn42iwz7P\">pic.twitter.com\/WQn42iwz7P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CNN (@CNN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN\/status\/2037196625412595802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 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=\"9089\" data-end=\"11002\">Diplomatically, the day was defined not by a breakthrough but by contradictory signals wrapped inside an obvious impasse. Trump said talks were continuing and insisted Iranian officials were eager for a deal, even if they were afraid to say so publicly. He later warned Iranian negotiators to get serious before it was too late and said there would be no way back if they did not. Leavitt said press reports about a 15-point U.S. plan contained elements of truth but stopped short of formally confirming such a proposal. Iranian reporting described the U.S. terms as maximalist and unrealistic in light of battlefield conditions, while Iranian officials maintained that no direct talks would take place under wartime pressure. Yet mediation channels appeared active.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"9089\" data-end=\"11002\">Pakistani sources said fresh efforts were under way to organize talks involving Abbas Araghchi and Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\/on-pakistan-request-israel-removes-iran-foreign-minister-araghchi-parliament-speaker-ghalibaf-from-hit-list-report-101774522695007.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one source said<\/a> the United States had asked Israel not to target them so that negotiations could remain possible. Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said possible U.S.-Iran talks in Islamabad by the end of the week could extend beyond the nuclear file. At the same time, Grossi renewed his warning that Iran still possessed more than 400 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent, saying no non-nuclear-weapons state enriches at that level and arguing that the crisis could not be solved by military means alone because Iran\u2019s technical capacity and material stockpile remain in place.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Israel says it killed the head of Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard navy, Commodore Alireza Tangsiri. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F5oQj3oBRo\">https:\/\/t.co\/F5oQj3oBRo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Associated Press (@AP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\/status\/2037117518297334014?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 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=\"9089\" data-end=\"11002\">In Tehran\u2019s media sphere, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartarinha.ir\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-20\/1587261-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%87-npt-%D9%87%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AC-%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%AF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tasnim responded<\/a> by urging Iran to quit the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty altogether, a sign that even as negotiations are discussed, hardline pressure is moving in the opposite direction. The opening of a two-day G7 foreign ministers\u2019 meeting outside Paris with Iran at the top of the agenda underscored how fully the war has become the West\u2019s central diplomatic crisis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"11004\" data-end=\"12164\">Inside Iran, the war\u2019s domestic face was one of blackout and repression. NetBlocks said the near-total internet shutdown had entered its twenty-seventh day, with access still hovering around roughly 1 percent and limited largely to state-approved users. That digital blackout has made independent verification harder while also isolating the public during sustained military operations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"11004\" data-end=\"12164\">Meanwhile the security apparatus continued arrest sweeps across the country. Intelligence authorities said 14 people had been detained in four provinces on accusations ranging from contact with foreign networks to gathering imagery or coordinates of sensitive sites; rights reporting also pointed to new arrests in Tehran and the detention of <a href=\"https:\/\/ir.voanews.com\/a\/8131155.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">activists in Saqqez<\/a>. In a parallel move, prosecutors in Golestan said they were identifying and moving to seize the assets of 16 Iranians living abroad, including two well-known figures, on accusations of supporting Israel and the United States.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: President Trump says he will hold on strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure at the request of the Iranian government. He says the pause is in effect until April 6. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KKyVWuqMT2\">pic.twitter.com\/KKyVWuqMT2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2037274718705705159?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 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=\"12166\" data-end=\"13047\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The strategic meaning of the day is that the conflict has moved further into a grinding middle phase in which neither battlefield momentum nor diplomacy has yet become decisive. The strikes inside Iran continued to hollow out command, naval and industrial capacity; the regime still demonstrated enough residual capability to keep Israel under missile alert and to endanger Gulf states; proxy and partner theaters from Lebanon to Iraq remained active; and negotiations stayed alive only in the form of warnings, intermediaries and partial pauses rather than any real de-escalation. That combination \u2014 sustained military erosion, incomplete retaliatory capacity, widening regional exposure and stalled direct diplomacy \u2014 is what makes the war look less like a short campaign nearing resolution and more like an entrenched, multi-front contest whose duration and endpoint remain unsettled.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 5:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kuwait Says It Foiled \u2018Hezbollah-linked\u2019 Plot Targeting State Leaders<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-258182 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/anadolu_ajansi-logo-AA.png\" alt=\"anadolu_ajansi-logo-AA\" width=\"244\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/anadolu_ajansi-logo-AA.png 244w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/anadolu_ajansi-logo-AA-150x127.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kuwait said Wednesday it had foiled what it described as a plot targeting state leaders and uncovered a network allegedly linked to Lebanon\u2019s Hezbollah group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a statement, the Interior Ministry said the state security apparatus thwarted the plan after extensive surveillance and security monitoring operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Authorities arrested six suspects inside Kuwait, including five Kuwaiti nationals and one non-Kuwaiti whose citizenship had been revoked, while 14 other suspects remain abroad, according to the ministry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ministry said the suspects include five Kuwaiti nationals, five individuals whose Kuwaiti citizenship had been revoked, two Iranian nationals and two Lebanese nationals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/kuwait-says-it-foiled-hezbollah-linked-plot-targeting-state-leaders\/3879483\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 7:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"509\">Message to the Conference Featuring Members of the Australian Parliament and Senate<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"509\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-343812 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maryam-Rajavi-message-Australian-Parliament-and-Senate-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maryam-Rajavi-message-Australian-Parliament-and-Senate-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maryam-Rajavi-message-Australian-Parliament-and-Senate-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maryam-Rajavi-message-Australian-Parliament-and-Senate-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maryam-Rajavi-message-Australian-Parliament-and-Senate-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maryam-Rajavi-message-Australian-Parliament-and-Senate-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maryam-Rajavi-message-Australian-Parliament-and-Senate.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"509\">Mrs. Maryam Rajavi&#8217;s message: &#8220;Honorable lawmakers of the Parliament, the Federal Senate, and the state assemblies of Australia, I greet you and appreciate your attention to a sound and principled solution to the question of Iran. At a time when Iran and the entire region are engulfed in a major conflict, in the name of peace and in the name of freedom, I call upon the world to recognize the only viable solution to Iran\u2019s grave crisis. This solution is the overthrow of the regime by the Iranian Resistance, an organized uprising, and the Army of Freedom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The question is: how did the situation reach this critical point? And what solution can bring this crisis to an end? The regime ruling Iran, from the very beginning, knew that if it pursued a democratic path, it would swiftly lose its grip on power. It therefore adopted a sinister strategy built on the torture and execution of the Iranian people, the pursuit of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/regime-program-nuclear-free-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nuclear weapons<\/a>, and the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/head-of-snake-of-warmongering-and-terrorism-is-in-tehran-became-more-evident-than-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0export of war and terrorism<\/a> across the region.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"509\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/message-conference-members-australian-parliament-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"509\">A Dying Regime\u2019s Desperate Strategy: How Iran\u2019s Regime Used Executions to Cling to Power in Persian Year 1404<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-338416 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/No-to-Executions-Tuesdays-Week-91-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"No to Executions Tuesdays Week 91\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/No-to-Executions-Tuesdays-Week-91-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/No-to-Executions-Tuesdays-Week-91-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/No-to-Executions-Tuesdays-Week-91-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/No-to-Executions-Tuesdays-Week-91-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/No-to-Executions-Tuesdays-Week-91-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/No-to-Executions-Tuesdays-Week-91.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While some Western observers spent the past year debating the so-called \u201cmoderation\u201d of the Iranian regime\u2019s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, the mullahs\u2019 gallows were telling the true story of his tenure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A damning new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranhrs.org\/%d8%a7%d9%81%d8%b2%d8%a7%db%8c%d8%b4-%d8%a8%db%8c%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%a8%d9%82%d9%87-%d8%a7%d8%b9%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%85-%d9%87%d8%a7-%d8%af%d8%b1-%d8%b3%d8%a7%d9%84-%db%b1%db%b4%db%b0%db%b4%d8%9b\/\">statistical report<\/a>\u00a0by the Iran Human Rights Society (Iran HRS) covering the Persian year 1404 (March 2025 to March 2026) reveals that the regime carried out an unprecedented campaign of state murder to maintain its fragile grip on power.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The staggering statistics from the Iran HRS report prove that the ruling theocracy has entirely abandoned any pretense of justice. At least 2,657 people were executed in 1404, more than double the 1,159 executions recorded in the previous year. This marks the highest number of executions in Iran over the past three decades. A total of 2,552 men were executed behind prison walls alone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"509\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/a-dying-regimes-desperate-strategy-how-irans-regime-used-executions-to-cling-to-power-in-persian-year-1404\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"509\">Security Forces Raid Mourning Ceremony: Mother and Sister of Behnam Darvishi Arrested<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"509\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-343813 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Afsaneh-Roozbehani-Behnoosh-Darvishi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Afsaneh-Roozbehani-Behnoosh-Darvishi.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Afsaneh-Roozbehani-Behnoosh-Darvishi-150x90.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a continued escalation of pressure against families seeking justice, Iranian security forces arrested Afshaneh Roozbehani and Behnoosh Darvishi, the mother and sister of Behnam Darvishi, who was killed during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2026\/01\/11\/nationwide-uprising-spreads-to-200-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nationwide protests in January<\/a>\u00a02026, during a raid on a cemetery in the city of Nahavand on the eve of the Persian New Year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The arrests took place on Thursday, March 19, 2026, as the family gathered at Behnam Darvishi\u2019s gravesite to hold a memorial ceremony. According to reports, security agents used force while detaining the two women. Following their arrest, they were transferred to Noshijan Prison in Malayer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"509\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2026\/03\/25\/behnam-darvishi-afsaneh-roozbehani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"509\">Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan: A Credible Blueprint for Iran\u2019s Democratic Transition<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-219075 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Maryam-Rajavi\u2019s-Message-on-Eid-Al-Fitr-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Message on Eid Al-Fitr: Iran Will Be Free From the Yoke of the Mullahs\u2019 Tyranny\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Maryam-Rajavi\u2019s-Message-on-Eid-Al-Fitr-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Maryam-Rajavi\u2019s-Message-on-Eid-Al-Fitr-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Maryam-Rajavi\u2019s-Message-on-Eid-Al-Fitr-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Maryam-Rajavi\u2019s-Message-on-Eid-Al-Fitr-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Maryam-Rajavi\u2019s-Message-on-Eid-Al-Fitr-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Maryam-Rajavi\u2019s-Message-on-Eid-Al-Fitr-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Maryam-Rajavi\u2019s-Message-on-Eid-Al-Fitr.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ten-Point Plan presented by Maryam Rajavi on March 15, 2026, during a major online conference has emerged as more than a political proposal\u2014it is increasingly viewed as a constitutional framework for Iran\u2019s democratic transition. The unprecedented endorsement by over a thousand lawmakers and international figures underscores a growing consensus: Iran\u2019s future requires not vague aspirations, but a structured, operational roadmap.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At its core, the plan establishes a foundational principle often absent in Iran\u2019s modern political history\u2014sovereignty belongs exclusively to the people. Rajavi emphasized that only the Iranian people possess the legitimacy to determine their political future. This position decisively rejects both imposed governance models and hereditary rule, drawing a clear line between democratic self-determination and authoritarian continuity in new forms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"509\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/iranian-opposition\/maryam-rajavis-ten-point-plan-a-credible-blueprint-for-irans-democratic-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"509\">Neither Appeasement nor War: Why Democratic Change in Iran Is the Only Viable Path<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-340551 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Gothenburg-Dec-13-2025-300x155.jpg\" alt=\"Rally in Gothenburg to Support Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan for a Democratic Republic in Iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Gothenburg-Dec-13-2025-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Gothenburg-Dec-13-2025-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Gothenburg-Dec-13-2025-814x420.jpg 814w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Gothenburg-Dec-13-2025-150x77.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Gothenburg-Dec-13-2025-696x359.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Gothenburg-Dec-13-2025.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For nearly three decades, the international approach to Iran has oscillated between two flawed poles: accommodation of the ruling system and the looming threat of military confrontation. Neither has delivered stability, accountability, or meaningful change. Against this backdrop, the democratic alternative articulated by Maryam Rajavi stands out not as an abstract slogan, but as a grounded and actionable strategy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This approach begins with a fundamental premise: the current ruling system lacks legitimacy. Its record\u2014both domestically and beyond Iran\u2019s borders\u2014has been marked by systemic repression and actions widely condemned as violations of basic human rights. From this perspective, the question is no longer whether change is justified, but how it should be realized.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"509\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/iranian-opposition\/neither-appeasement-nor-war-why-democratic-change-in-iran-is-the-only-viable-path\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"509\">After Khamenei: Between Illusion and Reality in Iran\u2019s Political Future<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-254465 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/John-Bercow-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"John-Bercow\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/John-Bercow-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/John-Bercow-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/John-Bercow.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the turbulent aftermath of Ali Khamenei\u2019s death, Iran\u2019s ruling system appears more fragile than at any point in its recent history. The clerical establishment is no longer projecting confidence\u2014it is struggling for survival. At the same time, a parallel dynamic is unfolding: a surge of competing narratives and attempts to manufacture or appropriate alternatives to shape Iran\u2019s political future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amid this noise, some international figures are drawing a critical distinction between political theater and structural reality. Among them is John Bercow, who, in an article published in the\u00a0<em>Express<\/em>, offers a blunt assessment of the current moment. He argues that Khamenei\u2019s death did not trigger the immediate collapse of the regime, but instead exposed a deeper truth\u2014an entrenched system trapped in a strategic deadlock, incapable of meaningful reform or regeneration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"509\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/infightings\/after-khamenei-between-illusion-and-reality-in-irans-political-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"509\">A Review of the Military and Political Record of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-296988 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Mohammad-Bagher-Ghalibaf-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Mohammad-Bagher-Ghalibaf-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Mohammad-Bagher-Ghalibaf-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Mohammad-Bagher-Ghalibaf-696x465.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Mohammad-Bagher-Ghalibaf.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This report provides a comprehensive and multi-dimensional examination of the political, military, and economic career of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, one of the most influential and controversial figures within the ruling regime in Iran. Drawing on documented evidence, investigative reports, and historical records, it analyzes the process through which a Revolutionary Guards operational commander evolved into a key actor in Iran\u2019s political and economic power structure, ultimately becoming Speaker of Parliament.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The report focuses in particular on the evident gap between official narratives of \u201cjihadi management\u201d and the documented realities of structural corruption, human rights violations, and the emergence of an elite political class\u2014patterns that have become defining features of his public record over the past decades.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"509\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2026\/03\/25\/a-review-of-the-military-and-political-record-of-mohammad-bagher-ghalibaf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"509\">Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr\u2019s Appointment Signals Iran\u2019s Strategy: Control, Not Reform<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-247435 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Mohammad-Bagher-Zolghadr-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Mohammad-Bagher-Zolghadr\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Mohammad-Bagher-Zolghadr-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Mohammad-Bagher-Zolghadr-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Mohammad-Bagher-Zolghadr-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Mohammad-Bagher-Zolghadr-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Mohammad-Bagher-Zolghadr.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the deadly January 2026 protests, the appointment of a long-time security insider underscores a system that is not changing course\u2014but reinforcing it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The appointment of Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr as secretary of Iran\u2019s Supreme National Security Council is not a shift in direction\u2014it is a confirmation of an established pattern. Just months after the mass killings during the January 2026 protests, the decision signals that Iran\u2019s leadership remains committed to a security-first approach to governance, prioritizing control over reform.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mohammad_Bagher_Zolghadr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mohammad_Bagher_Zolghadr\">Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr<\/a>\u00a0is not a conventional political figure. His rise has been rooted in Iran\u2019s security and military institutions, particularly within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), where he built a career focused on internal security and crisis management.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"509\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/mohammad-bagher-zolghadr-iran-control-not-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"509\">Paris Exhibition Expresses Support for Iran\u2019s Uprising and Denounces Human Rights Abuses<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Paris Exhibition Expresses Support for Iran&rsquo;s Uprising and Denounces Human Rights Abuses&ndash;March 24\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Noo-qW1jOuw\" 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%2FNoo-qW1jOuw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Noo-qW1jOuw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT39S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-03-25T15:45:48Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Noo-qW1jOuw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FNoo-qW1jOuw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Paris Exhibition Expresses Support for Iran\u2019s Uprising and Denounces Human Rights Abuses\u2013March 24<\/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\/Noo-qW1jOuw\" 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%2FNoo-qW1jOuw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Paris Exhibition Expresses Support for Iran&rsquo;s Uprising and Denounces Human Rights Abuses&ndash;March 24\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Paris, France \u2013 March 24, 2026 \u2013 A book fair and photo exhibition took place in Paris to show support for the nationwide uprising in Iran and to pay tribute to its victims and fallen heroes. The event also denounced the ongoing human rights abuses and the harsh executions carried out by Iran\u2019s ruling clerical regime. Organizers highlighted the serious risks faced by political prisoners amid conditions of war and bombardment, urging their immediate release.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"711\"><strong>Paris, France \u2013 March 24, 2026 \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0A book fair and photo exhibition took place in Paris to show support for the\u00a0<a class=\"reset interactable cursor-pointer decoration-1 underline-offset-1 text-super hover:underline font-semibold\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-protest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"text-box-trim-both\">nationwide uprising<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in Iran and to pay tribute to its victims and fallen heroes. The event also denounced the ongoing human rights abuses and the harsh executions carried out by Iran\u2019s ruling clerical regime. Organizers highlighted the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2026\/03\/09\/31083-prisons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">serious risks faced by political prisoners<\/a>\u00a0amid conditions of war and bombardment, urging their immediate release.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"509\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/03\/paris-exhibition-expresses-support-for-irans-uprising-and-denounces-human-rights-abuses\/84868\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"509\">Iranian Resistance Supporters Rally in Oslo on Nowruz, Call for Democratic Republic in Iran<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranian Resistance Supporters Rally in Oslo on Nowruz, Call for Democratic Republic in Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_kVvwgGZrmXg\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope 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href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kVvwgGZrmXg\" 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%2FkVvwgGZrmXg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian Resistance Supporters Rally in Oslo on Nowruz, Call for Democratic Republic in Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Oslo, Norway \u2013 March 21, 2026 \u2014 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) gathered outside the Iranian regime\u2019s embassy on the first day of the Iranian New Year, Nowruz, expressing support for the National Council of Resistance of Iran\u2019s (NCRI)\u00a0Provisional 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=\"224\" data-end=\"586\"><strong>Oslo, Norway \u2013 March 21, 2026 \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0Supporters 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>) gathered outside the Iranian regime\u2019s embassy 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\/iranian-resistance-supporters-rally-in-oslo-on-nowruz-call-for-democratic-republic-in-iran\/84865\/\" 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-25-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 25, 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:30 PM CET Fresh Strikes Across Iran, Wider Regional Fire and a Diplomatic Freeze Push the Conflict Deeper into Attrition 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