Messages sent to Iran International and posts on social media showed a split reaction to Wednesday’s strike on Iran’s South Pars gas field, with some welcoming the hit on state-linked assets and others warning of civilian costs.
According to information obtained by IranWire, suppressive forces began firing from street level around 9:00 PM on the evening of Januar ...
Iranians across many cities took to the streets late Tuesday to celebrate Chaharshanbe Suri, defying warnings and attempted crackdowns by security forces as the country remains under sustained military pressure.
Tehran residents tell the BBC they're caught between US-Israeli bombing and an Iranian regime trying to reassert its power.
Israel 'assessed Iranians would be slaughtered' if they rise up against Islamic Republic Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 03/17/2026 - 15:47 Israeli officials reportedly say Iran's ruling establishment 'not cracking' and would defeat popular uprising despite calls from US, Israel and Pahlavi An Iranian woman holds an image of the new supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as she takes part in the Al-Quds Day rally (AFP) Off Israel has privately assessed that Iranians would be "slaughtered" if they took to the streets against the Islamic Republic, despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly calling for them to do so. According to a State Department cable reviewed by the Washington Post, a number of Israeli officials privately admitted to their US counterparts that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had the "upper hand" and would quickly overwhelm them. In spite of boasts from both the US and Israel, the officials conceded that the Islamic Republic was "not cracking” and was willing to “fight to the end" and any attempt by anti-government activists to take control would likely be a disaster.
Palestinian Islamic leader issues fatwa calling for Eid prayers outside Al-Aqsa Mosque Submitted by Lubna Masarwa on Tue, 03/17/2026 - 13:02 Ekrima Sa'id Sabri issues religious edict after Israel forces closure of Al-Aqsa during Ramadan An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man prays in front of the closed Western Wall overlooking the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in the Old city of Jerusalem on 13 March 2026 (Olympia De Maismont/AFP) Off A leading Palestinian Islamic cleric has issued a fatwa calling for Eid prayers outside Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, after access to the site was blocked by the Israelis . Ekrima Sa'id Sabri, a preacher at the mosque and a member of the Islamic Waqf Department, said all Muslims should attend the Friday event and pray at the nearest possible location to the site, considered one of the holiest in Islam. “It has become clear to everyone that the closure of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque since the beginning of the war on Iran carries Israeli political goals and agendas, related to an attempt to exploit this major regional event in order to push Judaisation plans on the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque,” said Khaled Zabarqa, Sabri’s lawyer, speaking to Middle East Eye.
Authorities in Tehran have issued sweeping warnings ahead of Iran’s annual fire festival, Chaharshanbeh Suri, framing the centuries-old celebration as a potential flashpoint for unrest during wartime.
As Chaharshanbe Suri approaches and Prince Reza Pahlavi calls on the “Imperial Guard” (Garde Javidan) to step into the streets, Iranian ...
As dusk falls across Iran on Tuesday, bonfires, fireworks and street gatherings are expected to mark Charshanbeh Suri, an ancient fire festival that has also become a public act of defiance, this year unfolding under war, heavy security and fears of bloodshed.
Exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi said the Islamic Republic’s weakening grip on internal repression is bringing closer the moment when Iranians could once again take control of the streets.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian artists held a demonstration in front of the UNICEF office in Tehran on Monday, March 16, to condemn the US killing of children and students at the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, Hormozgan province, during an imposed war by the US and Israeli regime.
The violent death of New-Right activist Quentin Deranque has suddenly made the political Left a toxic hot potato On 12 February in the French city of Lyon, a young man waskilledin a political street brawl that escalated very badly. While terrible every time it happens, his death was, unfortunately, not unprecedented.
Reza Pahlavi’s supporters in Iran are turning against him Submitted by MEE correspondent on Mon, 03/16/2026 - 16:06 The son of Iran’s last monarch has encouraged protesters to risk their lives and stayed silent on civilians killed by the US and Israel A protester holds an image of Reza Pahlavi during a demonstration against the Iranian government, in New York City, 15 March 2026 (Reuters/Adam Gray) Off Two weeks into the US-Israeli war on Iran , a growing number of Iranians who saw Reza Pahlavi as an alternative to the ruling establishment say they are losing faith in the exiled opposition figure. For some, the turning point came before the war broke out, when Pahlavi urged Iranians to rise up against their rulers despite the dangers of a ferocious crackdown. For others, it is his latest call for demonstrations during the traditional Persian festival of Chaharshanbe Suri, set to be held on Tuesday.
Iran’s authorities carried out a sweeping crackdown during recent nationwide protests, UN human rights rapporteur on Iran warned, citing widespread arrests, violence against demonstrators and severe restrictions on freedoms of expression, assembly and information.
The Islamic Republic is trying to stop the celebration of Chaharshanbe Suri, the Persian Festival of Fire, more aggressively this year t ...
Washington, DC [US], March 16 (ANI): Iran's exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi has issued a stirring call to his 'compatriots' ahead of the ancient festival of Charshanbeh Suri, accusing the Iranian leadership of attempting to suppress the national ritual.
Residents describe new security checkpoints around the capital, where they say people are stopped and searched.
Video: Thousands gather in London for annual Al-Quds Day rally People gathered in central London for the annual Al-Quds Day protest, an event held worldwide on the last Friday of Ramadan in solidarity with Palestinians and opposition to Israel’s illegal rule over Jerusalem. The day was established in 1979 and has been marked in London for more than four decades. Police attempted to disrupt this year’s event by imposing restrictions, deploying a large presence and arresting several participants during the demonstration.
London Al-Quds rally defies restrictions amid Gaza war anger Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 03/15/2026 - 20:31 Protesters gathered in central London for Al-Quds Day after police ban traditional march Palestinian flags and placards at an annual protest, this year a static protest, held by pro-Palestinian group Al-Quds in central London on March 15, 2026. (Justin Tallis/AFP) Off Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in central London on Sunday for the annual Al-Quds Day rally, after British authorities blocked the traditional march through the capital. The event, held each year in support of Palestine , was heavily restricted following a government decision to ban the procession.
Pro-Palestinian protesters gather on one side of Thames as those backing US-Israel war on Iran meet on the other Twelve people were arrested as hundreds joined a pro-Palestinian al-Quds Day demonstration on one side of the Thames, while hundreds more gathered on the opposite bank to back Israeli and American attacks on Iran. At least 1,000 police officers were drafted in to keep the two rival protests apart. Lambeth Bridge, the nearest river crossing to each rally, remained closed on Sunday afternoon.
