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Iran News in Brief-Articles and Videos Iran News in Brief – March 28, 2026
Written by Sedighe Shahrokhi
28th March 2026
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Isfahan—airstrikes over Amirieh and the Isfahan freeway, reported on Friday, March 27, 2026
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Three Young Women Detained in Iran, Their Fate Remaining Unknown
Following the wave of organized repression after the nationwide protests in January 2026, three young women, including two teenagers, have been arrested, and their status remains unknown. These arrests are an example of the detention of women and teenagers during the protests, leaving their families in complete uncertainty.
Bahareh Golchin, a 17-year-old from Mashhad, was arrested by security forces on February 14, 2026. More than 40 days after her arrest, no information is available regarding her place of detention or her condition, and the security and judicial authorities have refused to provide any response to her family. Bahareh Golchin was arrested while distributing leaflets related to the 40-day memorial of those who lost their lives during the protests.
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Batoul Gerami, Mother of a Fallen Protester, Brutalized in Gonabad
Batoul Gerami, the mother of Sajad Samadi, who was killed during Iran’s nationwide protests January 2026, was violently assaulted by security forces while attending a graveside ceremony for her son in the city of Gonabad, located in Razavi Khorasan province.
The incident took place during the final Thursday of the Iranian year, a day traditionally marked by memorial visits to cemeteries. According to reports, Gerami, a bereaved mother seeking justice, was severely beaten at her son’s gravesite. She sustained serious injuries, lost consciousness, and was subsequently transferred to a hospital. Medical reports indicate significant physical trauma, including a fractured shoulder blade, and confirm that she remains hospitalized.
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Iran at a Turning Point: Opposition Figures Say Momentum Is Shifting Toward the People
A recent interview broadcast by ABC News on March 24, 2026, featured Dr. Majid Sadeghpour, political director of the Organization of Iranian American Communities (OIAC), offering a stark assessment of Iran’s political trajectory. His remarks point to what he described as a decisive shift in both domestic and international dynamics surrounding the Iranian regime.
Sadeghpour argued that the current pressures facing the ruling system—both internal and external—have created a rare opening for change. According to him, the Iranian regime is now in a defensive position, and this environment provides an opportunity for the population to challenge its authority. However, he emphasized that the struggle between the Iranian people and the ruling establishment is not new, but rather a continuation of decades of confrontation.
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Neither War nor Appeasement: The Case for Democratic Change in Iran
The debate over Iran’s future has long been framed as a binary choice between continued appeasement of the ruling establishment or the risk of military confrontation. Yet a third option—democratic change led by the Iranian people—has increasingly gained traction, particularly through the framework advanced by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
This approach presents itself not as an abstract ideal, but as a practical alternative to two policies that have repeatedly failed. On one side stands decades of appeasement by major global powers, a strategy that has neither moderated the Iranian regime’s behavior nor curtailed its ambitions. On the other lies the prospect of war—an outcome that tends to arise only when diplomatic concessions fail to restrain the regime’s nuclear and regional activities.
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An Analytical Look at One Year of Persistence by the People of Iran
The Persian year 1404 (which began on March 21, 2025) came to an end for the people of Iran after many ups and downs, giving way to the year 1405 (starting March 21), a year that from the outset carries the sense of transformation and inevitable victory. The past year began with a widespread and continuous wave of more than 4,200 protests and labor strikes by workers, retirees, teachers, and those affected by economic plunder, and in January it turned into a nationwide uprising. During this year, Iran’s streets—from the capital Tehran to the smallest towns—became arenas of direct confrontation with the entirety of Iran’s regime.
At the heart of these confrontations, two driving forces shook the foundations of the mullahs’ regime: first, the “leading role of Iran’s courageous women,” who with remarkable bravery led the front lines of the uprising and challenged the repression apparatus; and second, the organized and fervent presence of “rebellious youth.”
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Appointment of Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr as Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council
How this appointment reflects the shift of decision-making authority from the government to military-security structures and the intensification of centralized power during crisis conditions
The appointment of Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr as Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council cannot be understood merely as an administrative change. It has taken place at a time when the power structure in Iran is facing simultaneous crises in internal security, regional tensions, and political challenges.
An examination of this development indicates that the appointment is part of a broader process of restructuring the security decision-making system; a process in which the role of governmental and elected institutions in security affairs is diminishing, while the influence of the hard core military-security establishment is expanding.
In this context, Zolghadr’s appointment can be interpreted as a transfer of crisis management to figures with long-standing experience in designing and implementing security mechanisms and suppressing internal dissent.
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Iran Child Soldiers: Iran Confirms Use of 12-Year-Olds in Security Patrols
Iran child soldiers are now part of official security operations, as a senior IRGC official confirmed the use of 12-year-olds in patrols and checkpoints—an admission that raises serious concerns amid ongoing conflict.
Rahim Nadali, a cultural deputy of the IRGC in Tehran, stated that teenagers aged 12 and 13 are actively participating in “intelligence patrols, operational missions, and checkpoint inspections.”
The significance of this statement lies in its clarity. This is not an indirect report or allegation—it is a direct acknowledgment that minors are being integrated into operational security structures. The types of roles described suggest these children are not observers or trainees, but part of active, field-level enforcement networks.
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Paris Exhibition Shows Solidarity with Iran’s Uprising and Condemns Human Rights Violations March 26-Paris Exhibition Shows Solidarity with Iran’s Uprising and Condemns Human Rights Violations Watch this video on YouTube
Paris, France – March 26, 2026 – A book fair and an exhibition of photos of the uprising’s martyrs were held in Paris to express solidarity with the nationwide uprising in Iran and to honor its victims and fallen heroes. The event also condemned ongoing human rights violations and the harsh executions carried out by Iran’s ruling clerical regime. Organizers highlighted the serious risks faced by political prisoners, particularly under conditions of war and bombardment, and called for their immediate release.
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Iranian Resistance Supporters Rally in Berlin for 27th Day, Back NCRI Provisional Government Iranian Resistance Supporters Rally in Berlin for 27th Day, Back NCRI Provisional Government Watch this video on YouTube
Berlin, Germany — March 26, 2026 — Supporters of the Iranian Resistance demonstrated outside the Iranian regime’s embassy for the twenty-seventh consecutive day, calling for the overthrow of the clerical establishment and endorsing the National Council of Resistance of Iran’s (NCRI) announcement of a provisional government. They also demanded the closure of the Iranian regime’s embassy in Berlin, describing it as a center of espionage and terrorism.
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Also, read Iran News in Brief – March 27, 2026
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