🇮🇷 | Iran Updates: (Past 48 hours)

1) Mr. Kermanpour, spokesperson of Iran’s Ministry of Health, stated that Imam Mujtaba Khamenei was treated at hospital until 2 AM on March 1, refused to break his fast despite repeated medical advice, and was later discharged and transferred to an undisclosed location according to ISNA.

2) Brigadier General Mr. Mohammad Hadi Sefidchian, commander of IRGC Ground Forces headquarters in Hormozgan Province, stated that “..security of the Gulf is a red line, the region is not a field for trial and error for any aggressor, Iran has full oversight of enemy movements, and any threat to islands and coasts will face harsher deterrence.”

3) Iranian IRGC Navy authorities stated that “..in the past 24 hours, 32 ships including tankers, container ships, and commercial vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz after coordination and permission with IRGC Navy to ensure maritime security.”

4) Iranian President Mr. Masoud Pezeshkian reportedly ordered restoration of international internet access after 87 days of restricted nationwide access.

5) Iranian officials stated that a limited explosion occurred at the Sixth Gas Refinery in Assaluyeh during debris removal operations, adding that 3 workers were injured and the cause remains under investigation.

6) Iranian sources reported that Mr. Abdolnasser Hemmati traveled to Qatar, while a Qatari delegation had earlier visited Tehran to discuss frozen Iranian assets.

7) Iranian military sources stated that air defense activity was observed over Qeshm Island, with no official explanation released at the time. Iranian sources reported that an Arash Archer system shot down a stealth drone over the Persian Gulf, claiming the system can detect stealth aircraft and engage them with undisclosed capabilities.

8) Iranian air defense forces stated that a hostile drone was intercepted over the Persian Gulf, and that Iranian forces maintain full control over airspace from the Gulf to southern and southeastern regions. Iranian sources reported recovery of wreckage of a downed Orbiter reconnaissance drone in coordination with Hormozgan border naval forces. Iranian sources reported that three American MQ 9 drones were shot down near Bandar Abbas and the Strait of Hormuz area during coordinated air defense operations. Unconfirmed reports stated that two IRGC Navy speedboats were targeted by American fighter jets in the Persian Gulf, resulting in four fatalities, alongside explosions and air defense activation in Bandar Abbas.

9) American officials were quoted as stating that Iranian surface to air missile systems were launched at American fighter jets during regional incidents.

10) Iranian sources reported multiple American UAVs including MQ 9 Reaper drones were shot down near Bandar Abbas, with additional claims of three UAV interceptions in separate engagements. Iranian military reporting stated that cumulative drone losses attributed to the American side have reached approximately 35 based on incident aggregation. Mehr News Agency reported air defense activity over Qeshm Island, with details remaining unconfirmed. Iranian sources reported continued interception of hostile UAVs and air defense engagement across southern Iran and the Persian Gulf region.

11) #MossadHunt: Fars News Agency reported that Iranian courts issued a death sentence against Mr. Gholamreza Khani Shakarab, a Mossad operational network leader responsible for espionage, sabotage, assassinations, disruption operations, and propaganda activities across multiple provinces, and who was later arrested through an intelligence operation and tried in court.

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21) Brigadier General Mr. Esmail Qaani stated that the 1982 Hezbollah resistance marked the beginning of Israeli withdrawal dynamics and that “..continued resistance in Lebanon and Palestine will lead to further liberation outcomes.”

22) Brigadier General Mr. Mohammad Reza Naghdi stated that “..Iran has achieved deterrence capability, destroyed 282 enemy military sites, and inflicted significant casualties on enemy forces.”

23) Senior IRGC advisors stated that the American Regime lacked coherent strategy during recent conflict, focused on assassinations, and later adapted Iran’s security system improved protection of senior officials after early vulnerabilities.

24) IRGC commanders stated that “..the Persian Gulf is a red line, Iranian security is non negotiable, and any aggression will be met with decisive deterrence.”

25) Hanzala hacker group confirmed it exposed details of 69 Israeli Navy officers allegedly involved in operations against resistance maritime assets.

26) A plane carrying high ranking Iranian government officials is headed to Moscow.

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🇱🇧 | Lebanon Updates:

Civilian casualties and ground reports

Local reports stated that the Israeli bombing of a residential building in the southern Lebanese village of Dweir killed two elderly women.

Airstrikes, artillery, and military escalation

IOF artillery targeted the towns of Al Jmaijmeh, Safad El Battikh, Toulin, Majdal Zoun, Chaqra, Braachit, and Krar. Warplanes carried out targeted raids on Mashghara, Arabsalim, areas between Haboush and Kaframan, outskirts of Nabatieh city, Rachknanieh, Shhour, and Toul.

Reports stated that Israeli air operations and artillery shelling continued across southern Lebanon, including repeated strikes on Nabatieh, Tyre region, and surrounding villages.

Reports stated continued Israeli airstrikes, drone operations, and artillery shelling across multiple Lebanese regions including Bekaa border areas.

Cross border fire and resistance operations

Israeli media reported that “..two rockets launched from Lebanon exploded in a military base and a settlement in Western Galilee.”

Israeli military planning and escalation posture

Reports stated that Israel approved plans for Operation Arrows of Fire, which includes potential strikes in Beirut.

Reports stated that Israeli leadership, including Netanyahu and Katz, discussed expanding military operations in Lebanon and approved preparation of a major firepower assault plan awaiting political authorization.

Israeli broadcasting sources reported that the IOF has prepared a large scale firepower assault plan for Lebanon and is awaiting political approval, with expectations of escalation in the near term.

Israeli media and settlement council statements indicated that escalation against Lebanon is expected to intensify, with Northern Command reportedly briefing authorities on imminent operational expansion.
Reports stated that Israel is expanding operational planning in Lebanon, including discussions on broader strike campaigns potentially extending toward Beirut.

Fars News International reported that Israeli expansion plans in Lebanon are being coordinated alongside consultations with the United States.

Political statements and diplomatic framing

MP Mr. Hussein Hajj Hassan stated that “..we reject direct negotiations with the enemy in all their forms, any agreement must include full ceasefire, withdrawal to borders, return of displaced persons and prisoners, and reconstruction,” adding that Iran supports Lebanese demands but does not negotiate on Lebanon’s behalf.

A US official told Al Jazeera that “..Hezbollah has launched 1,000 drones and 700 rockets since April 17, bears responsibility for escalation, violated the ceasefire since March 2, and is obstructing negotiations,” while also stating that the American Regime supports Israel’s right to respond.

Reports stated that Israel’s pressure campaign in Lebanon aims to establish a buffer zone, prevent linkage with broader regional negotiations, reduce domestic pressure in northern Israel, and increase pressure on Hezbollah.

Israeli media reported internal military concerns including the suicide of a soldier from a training unit of the Givati Brigade.

Lieberman stated that “..Hezbollah drones may reach Tel Aviv and Jerusalem soon,” warning of expanding technological threats and criticizing Israeli leadership handling of the northern front.

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🗞️ | Journalist Khalil Nasrallah:

Khalil Nasrallah stated that “..the containment phase ended after October 7, and there is now a shift toward major escalation against Hezbollah, including possible strikes on civilian buildings in southern Lebanon and potentially Beirut, which could collapse any broader regional agreement process.”

Khalil Nasrallah stated that “..the current escalation strategy is aimed at isolating Lebanon from regional negotiations, creating a buffer zone, and forcing Hezbollah into strategic pressure through sustained military escalation, with indications of US political backing.”

Khalil Nasrallah stated that "Washington has effectively enabled Israeli escalation in Lebanon instead of enforcing restraint, increasing the risk of wider regional spillover.”

Khalil Nasrallah stated that “..internal Israeli political and military dynamics are contributing to escalation decisions, with operational planning increasingly oriented toward expanded strikes inside Lebanon including civilian infrastructure.”

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🇮🇷 | Researchers at the University of Tehran, in a recent archaeological excavation, have reportedly succeeded in identifying an image that, based on historical and archaeological documents, is believed to depict Yazdegerd III, the last Sasanian king. There are also legends and some non-primary sources suggesting that his daughter was married to Imam Husayn (A) and was the mother of Imam Sajjad (A), the fourth Imam of Islam. Without entering into debates about chains of transmission or historical accuracy, it is generally accepted in many traditions that she is identified as Shahrbanu or Sulafa, described as a daughter of a member of the family of Yazdegerd III.

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🇧🇭 | Shiite endowments are in danger:

The Zionist King of Bahrain, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, has taken a dangerous decision to seize Jaafari endowments by incorporating them into a general endowments council and legalizing them, in order to strike at the core of Shiite beliefs and existence, exploiting the recent war.

The arrest of dozens of scholars and the launch of a systematic campaign was a prelude to seizing Shiite assets that extend back thousand year and existed hundreds of years before the ruling family’s control over Bahrain.

#BahrainShia

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27) Iranian military source:

Technical investigations confirm an Israeli drone attack on the UAE:

Technical investigations conducted by the armed forces indicate that Israel carried out several drone attacks over the past few weeks as part of a “false flag” operation against the United Arab Emirates.

According to this claim, the Israeli action was intended to provoke the Emirati side.

It is further stated that Israel prioritizes its own interests, maintains contact with some Persian Gulf states, and attempts to involve them in a dangerous situation while simultaneously conducting operations against them.

#FalseFlag

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🇦🇪:🇵🇰 | Thousands of Shiite Pakistani workers deported from the UAE without their personal belongings and savings:

The deportation “trial” typically lasts minutes, with deportees being questioned about their ties to Iran before being detained and swiftly deported. Affected workers were not allowed to retrieve their luggage and lost access to their savings accounts.

Thousands of Pakistani workers were deported since the beginning of the war in Iran, though advocacy groups estimate that the figure could be much higher. While the crackdown on Shiites in the UAE is nothing new, the deportations have rapidly accelerated during the war in Iran.

Pakistan is home to 40 million Shiites, the world’s second-largest Shiite population. Approximately 1.8 million Pakistanis work in the Emirates, accounting for $6 billion worth of remittances annually.

The Pakistani government is closely monitoring the situation but has not raised the issue with the Emirates for “diplomatic reasons,” according to a senior official interviewed by Reuters. Pakistan is currently mediating negotiations between the US and Iran to end the war.

#PakistanShia

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✅ | Trump is gambling by using normalization with israel for Persian Gulf and Arab states as leverage in his approach toward Iran. In this strategy, America, which has long positioned itself as the tangible security guarantor of these states through military bases and defense commitments, is pushing them toward open normalization with israel in exchange for progress on a deal with Iran. Americans are trying to push the idea that preventing a new round of war, which could drag the region into deeper instability and expose those states to retaliation, is the only way to normalize with israel.

This approach exposes a core contradiction in America’s regional posture. The same states that rely on American protection are now being asked to reshape their entire diplomatic architecture in real time, not because of regional consensus, but as part of a bargaining framework tied to Iran. It exposes the weakness of American strategies in the region and is, in some sense, laughable. Iran is clearly witnessing and aware of these loopholes and weaknesses in America’s management of these states’ affairs.

Iran is refusing to bend under pressure on both the diplomatic and battlefield fronts. Tehran is holding its declared position, with the official stance of the Supreme National Security Council stating that Iran will not shift its core stance under coercion, especially on uranium enrichment, which America has repeatedly failed to bring under control. Iran’s position is that any nuclear agreement must be gradual and phased, and it is not prepared to surrender leverage for quick deals.

Iran is strengthening its war footing instead of backing down. It is rebuilding and hardening its air defenses, adapting its doctrine based on previous encounters with American systems, and preparing for the possibility of a direct confrontation. Iran has already engaged American surveillance and drone assets in recent incidents, including downing advanced systems, and it signals that any renewed battle will be met with drones, missiles, and layered air defense networks designed to impose costs on American forces across multiple theaters.

Iran also uses deterrence messaging across the region, signaling that any strike will not remain contained and that American bases and allied infrastructure could be drawn into the response cycle. This raises the risk that any round of war will not stay limited to a single front but could expand into a wider regional war involving multiple actors and proxy arenas.

China and Russia add strategic depth to Iran’s position, complicating America’s calculations and limiting the effectiveness of pressure-based diplomacy. Iran maintains high military readiness and signals that escalation will trigger immediate retaliation against American forces and regional bases, increasing the cost of any first-strike logic.

This is a direct power struggle. America uses normalization deals as a bargaining tool while trying to maintain regional dominance through alliances and forward military presence. Iran rejects pressure, tightens its military posture, and doubles down on its negotiating demands without showing willingness to compromise under coercion.

#WarOnIran

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🇺🇸: 🇸🇦 | American-Saudi copy of Shahed 136 also to be built:

According to Semafor, two companies based in the US and Saudi Arabia plan to start producing suicide drones inspired by Iranian “Shahed 136” drones by building a factory near Riyadh.

This drone, named “Sky Wasps,” which is being built by the American company “Vector Defense” and the Saudi company “SR2 Defense,” is expected to be able to hit targets up to 1,500 kilometers away.

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🇧🇭 | Bahrain Islamic National Accord Association (Al-Wefaq):

67 days of enforced disappearance of young man Mohammed Aqil Abdulrasool amid growing concern over his fate

The authorities in Bahrain have continued to forcibly conceal the whereabouts of young man Mohammed Aqil Abdulrasool for 67 days, amid a complete lack of information regarding his place of detention or his health condition. His family has been prevented from contacting him or reassuring themselves about his safety.

Since his arrest on March 19, his family has been living in a state of ongoing anxiety and fear, with no information revealing his fate or the reasons behind the continued enforced disappearance.

In the details of the incident, one detainee who was with Mohammed at the moment of arrest stated that they were both held from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. on March 19, during which they were taken blindfolded to an unknown detention location not subject to any legal oversight.

He added that the security force carrying out the operation later released him and left him in one of the streets of the Aali area, while Mohammed Aqil Abdulrasool was kept in detention, with no information about his whereabouts to this day.

His family is calling for his immediate release and holds the Ministry of Interior and the Bahraini authorities fully responsible for his safety.

#BahrainShia

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🇮🇷 | Hajj statement of Imam Mujtaba Khamenei (H): (1/4)

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate

“Labbaik, O Allah, Labbaik. Labbaik, You have no partner, Labbaik. Indeed, all praise, all blessings, and all dominion belong to You.”

O Allah, I answer Your call. There is no partner with You, and all praise, all blessings, all sovereignty, and all power are Yours and belong to You.

The season of Hajj has arrived again, and the pilgrims of the Islamic Ummah have entered ihram, reciting the talbiyah, so they may migrate from ordinary material life into a divine and blessed existence. A life of pure monotheism centered on servitude to Allah Almighty, and the rejection of all false deities.

But this migration is not limited to the pilgrims of the House of Allah in this year alone. It includes all Muslim brothers and sisters in Iran and across the world, from those who performed Hajj in previous years to those who have not yet been granted this opportunity.

The condition of this migration is a permanent state of ihram centered on the remembrance of Allah; continuous tawaf around the axis of truth; continuous striving between the demanding peaks of divine obligations; continuous rejection of Satan and all his followers through symbolic stoning; standing in humility, supplication, and devotion; feeding the poor and the needy; sacrificing selfish desires and inner impurities; and in all situations remaining ready to serve and raise the banner of truth.

Thus, the people of Iran entered this path of migration at the station of the Islamic Revolution. They responded to the Abrahamic call of Imam Khomeini, removed the garments of submission to domination, wore the ihram of worldly and spiritual salvation, and, reciting “Labbaik,” sought to perform tawaf around the teachings of pure Muhammadan Islam, drawing closer to the radiant light of universal justice and supreme guardianship.

Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. There is no deity but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest, and all praise belongs to Allah. Allah is the Greatest for what He has guided us to.

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(2/4)

Yes, Allah is the Greatest; and it was with this weapon of “Allah is the Greatest” that the Muslim people of Iran rose up 47 years ago, overthrew the tyrannical, dictatorial, and dependent Pahlavi regime, cut off the hands of the greedy and arrogant United States from the country, and completely ended the influence of Zionism.

With this same weapon of “Allah is the Greatest,” after the invasion of Iran’s soil by Saddam’s Ba’athist regime, brave fighters and self-sacrificing youth created the epic of the 8-year Sacred Defense. Despite the support of all Eastern and Western powers for the Ba’athist regime, they forced it back to its place and continued this steadfast resistance for years afterward against economic siege, coups, unjust sanctions, and countless political, propaganda, and economic attacks by enemies against the Islamic Republic.

And Allah is the Greatest; it was this weapon of “Allah is the Greatest” that strengthened the bonds of the Islamic Ummah and the young fighters of the Resistance Front from Iran to Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, and Syria, from Africa and Yemen to Afghanistan and Pakistan, and all free nations of the world.

This strong rope rose in defense of the Islamic Ummah against occupying Zionist aggressors, crushed the ISIS project, launched the Al-Aqsa Storm, and brought the fragile Zionist regime to a state of exhaustion and decline.

Allah is the Greatest; indeed, Allah, Blessed and Exalted, is greater than can be described.

It was this weapon of “Allah is the Greatest” that enabled the Islamic Republic of Iran, relying on it, to defeat the Zionist regime in the second imposed war in June 2025, deliver a heavy blow to the aggressive United States, and frustrate the enemy’s goal of forcing Iran into submission.

The weapon of “Allah is the Greatest” gave the Iranian nation such strength and power that after the painful martyrdom of the great leader, the righteous heir of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family), His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei, may Allah elevate his rank, at the hands of the worst criminals of today’s world, it brought about a divine revival and, through its full presence in every necessary field, astonished the world with its achievements.

Indeed, Allah, Blessed and Exalted, is greater than can be described.

With this weapon of “Allah is the Greatest,” the brave fighters and self-sacrificing armed forces of the Islamic Iran, together with the fighters of the Resistance Front, especially dear Lebanon, achieved remarkable victories against two terrorist and heavily armed American-Zionist armies in the third imposed war. Relying on Allah, and through their missiles and drones on land, air, and sea, they struck the “Great Satan” the United States and its proxy, the Zionist regime, and witnessed with their own eyes the divine promise of victory for those who strive in the path of Allah.

And again, Allah is the Greatest; surely Allah, Blessed and Exalted, is greater than can be described.

His armies overcome every power, and with this weapon of “Allah is the Greatest,” following the revival of the Iranian nation and the Resistance Front, the revival of the Islamic Ummah will be realized. Disavowal of polytheists, from the symbolic stoning of Jamarat in Hajj, will extend into the personal, social, and political lives of Muslims across the world.

The Islamic Ummah and the nations of the region possess many shared capacities and interests that will shape a new order and the future architecture of the region and the world.

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(3/4)

I, with sincerity and purity, invite all Islamic countries and governments to friendship and cooperation in goodness and righteousness, so that through mutual collaboration they may take steps toward the progress of the Islamic Ummah and the resolution of the issues facing the Muslim world. What is certain in this regard is that the hands of time do not move backward, and the nations and lands of the region will no longer serve as strongholds for American bases.

The United States, in addition to no longer having a safe point for mischief or military presence in the region, is gradually moving further away from its previous position.

The fragile regime and the so-called cancerous Zionist entity are approaching the final stages of their cursed existence, and by divine grace, and according to the decisive and forward-looking words of the great martyred leader (may Allah sanctify his soul), it will not see 25 years beyond that statement, God willing.

For this reason, the issue of disavowal of the polytheists carries greater significance this year, and the depth and scope of disavowal from America and the Zionist regime go beyond the rites of Hajj. Across various parts of Iran and the world, after these blessed days, the slogan “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” will become a common chant of the Islamic Ummah and the oppressed peoples of the world, especially the youth.

The future belongs to the Islamic Ummah and to Islamic civilization, and each of us can play a role according to our ability, capacity, and responsibility in realizing and bringing closer this future.

Iranian pilgrims in this year’s Hajj have a significant and influential role in narrating the victory of the third imposed war to their fellow Muslim brothers and sisters, and in giving them hope for a bright future.

I ask all dear pilgrims to pay special attention to praying for the hastening of the appearance of the savior of humanity, may Allah hasten his relief, and to pray for the unity of the Islamic Ummah, the liberation of Palestine and Al-Aqsa Mosque, the removal of the major hardships of Muslims, and final victory over global arrogance. I also ask them to include me in their prayers.

O Lord! Send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, and extend Your grace and mercy upon the pilgrims and the entire Islamic Ummah. Grant them an accepted Hajj, illuminate their hearts with the light of knowledge and insight, and strengthen their determination and will to move on the path of reforming the Ummah and achieving final victory over the enemies of Islam.

O Lord! Send Your vast grace and mercy upon the pure souls of the martyrs in the path of Allah, especially the martyrs of the Resistance Front, and at their head the great martyred leader (may Allah elevate his rank). Grant the rewards of the Hajj of the pilgrims, the worship of the worshippers, and the striving of those who act under the guidance of the leader of the Ummah to his blessed soul, and assist the Iranian nation and the Islamic Ummah in continuing his path and goals.

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