TEHRAN DAILY - 25 MARCH 2026
Zolqadr Confirmed as Security Council Chief; IRGC Launches Wave 80; Lebanon Expels Iranian Ambassador; Tehran Rejects Trump Negotiation Claims as Pakistan Offers Mediation Venue
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CENTCOM Reports US Military Casualties in Iran War Reach 290 Personnel Injured
US Central Command announced approximately 290 military personnel injured in war against Iran, Pars Today reported Tuesday.
Iran Missile Strikes Lebanon After Beirut Expels Tehran Ambassador as Persona Non Grata
Iranian missile struck Lebanese coast hours after Lebanon expelled Ambassador Mohammad Reza Raouf Sheibani contradicting interception reports, Iran International reported Tuesday.
Trump Approval Rating Falls to 36 Percent Low Amid Fuel Price Surge and Iran War Disapproval
President Trump approval dropped to 36 percent from 40 percent amid fuel price surge and widespread disapproval of Iran war, Reuters-Ipsos poll closing Monday showed.
DRIVING THE DAY
SUMMARY: Iran on 24 March formally confirmed the appointment of Mohammad Bagher Zolqadr as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, installing a former IRGC commander and hardline political figure to replace Ali Larijani. The IRGC announced Waves 78, 79, and 80 of Operation True Promise 4 on 24-25 March, targeting Israeli intelligence facilities, American military positions in Kuwait, Jordan, and Bahrain, and striking occupied territories despite US President Donald Trump's claims of productive negotiations — claims Iranian officials categorically rejected as "fake news." Lebanon declared Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Reza Raouf Sheibani persona non grata on 24 March, ordering his departure by Sunday, while Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced intent to occupy southern Lebanon up to the Litani River. Pakistan offered to host US-Iran talks, but Tehran reportedly told Turkish mediators it does not trust US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and does not want them involved in negotiations. The Iranian Red Crescent Society reported 82,417 civilian structures damaged nationwide, with 243 students and teachers killed since the war began on 28 February. END SUMMARY.
