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Trump posted on Truth Social today that he will extend the ceasefire with Iran until its leaders "can come up with a unified proposal." The ceasefire was set to expire on Wednesday. He also said that the naval blockade of Iran's ports will continue.

"We're going to end up with a great deal," Trump said this morning, adding that Iran had "no choice" but to send a delegation to Pakistan. Despite conflicting reports, a White House official said that Vice President JD Vance will not be traveling to Pakistan today. A "formal response from Iranian side about confirmation of delegation to attend Islamabad Peace Talks is still awaited," Attaullah Tarar, Pakistan's information minister, posted to social media.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that "blockading Iranian ports is an act of war and thus a violation of the ceasefire", adding that Tehran knows "how to resist bullying".

Current conditions in Tehran: Few clouds, 66°F (feels like 63°F). Humidity: 22%. Wind: 25 mph.

Today's forecast: High of 67°F, low of 61°F. No active weather alerts.

Data from OpenWeatherMap as of April 22, 2026.

Some Iranian citizens have reported that their calls to the police emergency line, 110, are going unanswered. Police stations and law enforcement facilities in Tehran and other parts of the country have been struck by Israeli and American attacks. At least 10 police stations in Tehran, along with nearby Criminal Investigation Department (Police Agahi) bases and the force's central command buildings, have been bombed and destroyed.

A review of reports related to the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran shows that the following police stations were directly targeted: Station 137 (Gisha), 104 (Niloofar Sq), 138 (Jannat Abad), 113 (Bazar), 158 (Kianshahr), 140 (Bagh-e Feyz), 111 (Haft Chenar), 133 (Shahr-e Ziba), and 169 (Moshiriyeh), along with the Shahr-e Rey station.

A recent example is the statement by Ahmadreza Radan, Commander of the Law Enforcement Force, who said that under current wartime conditions police forces have been given "shoot-to-kill" orders to confront thieves. In Tehran, one of the most common concerns among residents is their inability to leave their homes to seek safety elsewhere because they fear losing their belongings.

Unemployment Rate in Iran decreased to 7.20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 7.50 percent in the third quarter of 2024. However, the recent war and internet disruptions have created new challenges for employment.

The outage has hit Iran's digital sector, which had absorbed part of the country's unemployment pressure over the past decade. Online businesses have lost access to customers, payment systems, and essential tools tied to the global internet. The Rokna news website said on Wednesday the disruption amounted to a shutdown of the digital economy, noting that the cut to international internet access dealt a direct blow to online businesses.

Layoffs have spread across technology firms and media organizations, affecting employees whose work depends on stable connectivity, the outlet added. Journalists and media workers have also faced income losses and job cuts as communication channels narrowed and publishing operations slowed, according to the report.

On 28 February 2026, Khamenei was assassinated in an airstrike conducted by Israel and the United States; early on 1 March, his death was confirmed by the Iranian Supreme National Security Council and by state media. An election for the third supreme leader of Iran by the Assembly of Experts was held from 3 to 8 March 2026, following the assassination of Ali Khamenei on 28 February during the 2026 Iran war. Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei, was announced as the new supreme leader on 9 March.

Soon after the result was announced, Trump said that the expected election of Mojtaba Khamenei was "unacceptable" and that he needed to be involved in the appointment. Since 2 September 2021, Alireza Zakani is the mayor of Tehran.

After the assassination of Khamenei, an Interim Leadership Council took over his role, pending election of a new leader, in accordance with Article 111 of the Constitution of Iran. The Interim Leadership Council, established on the morning of 1 March 2026, then consisted of Alireza Arafi of the Guardian Council, Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i, Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and President Masoud Pezes

An examination of rental listings in Tehran's Districts 4 and 5 shows that the average asking rates in April have reached about 10 billion rials as a deposit and 310 million rials in monthly rent (approximately $6,700 and $205); heavy and shocking figures that clearly demonstrate the depth of the housing crisis and the growing inability of households to secure shelter. This is while the minimum wage of a worker with two children barely reaches about $100 per month.

Housing prices in Tehran rose about 30% nominally from January 2025 to January 2026, but when adjusted for inflation, they actually fell by around 10%. The cheapest neighborhoods in Tehran like Yaftabad have prices around 600 million IRR per square meter, while luxury areas like Elahiyeh reach over 3 billion IRR per square meter.

One provincial official reported that nearly 40,000 housing units in Tehran province alone sustained damage. Other assessments suggest that around 45,000 residential and non-residential properties were impacted during the conflict, with approximately 1,000 units requiring complete reconstruction.

The Islamic Republic of Iran's security forces have launched a widespread crackdown on dozens of individuals involved in the country's currency exchange network, informed sources have told Kayhan Life. According to these sources, the bank accounts of these individuals have been frozen because they refused to cooperate with authorities in transferring large sums of foreign currency to Europe through the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

"On Saturday (April 11), I went to Ferdowsi Street, which is the center of Tehran's currency exchange shops, and I saw that most of the shops were closed, with only a few still open." "Over the years of sanctions, institutions and individuals affiliated with the Iranian regime — particularly the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — have used a variety of resources and methods to circumvent sanctions, launder money, finance operations, and smuggle goods. After the recent widespread crackdown by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government on financial networks linked to the IRGC, and facing this financial deadlock, they were forced to rely on domestic currency exchangers as a last resort to move funds abroad."

A journalist and Tehran resident told Kayhan Life that, during the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and before the end of the Nowruz holidays — the Iranian New Year, which this year began on March 20 — the Central Bank froze the accounts of dozens of active currency exchangers in Tehran due to their refusal to cooperate with the regime.

"Considering the pattern of attacks, about 10 [million] to 12 million jobs, roughly 50% of Iran's workforce, are now at risk," Kahalzadeh estimated. "That does not mean all of those jobs have already disappeared." The U.S.-Israeli bombardment has damaged more than 125,000 residential and civilian buildings, while over 20,000 industrial units have been destroyed, according to Hadi Kahalzadeh, a former economist at Iran's Social Security Organization writing for the Bourse & Bazaar Foundation. "If this war had a hidden target, it was not Iran's military power projection; it was the labor market that sustains the livelihoods of ordinary citizens," he said in Substack post on Sunday.

On 18 April, laid-off workers of the Jahanpars Company (Phase 2 of Ilam Gas Refinery) protested in front of the Labour Office and marched toward the governor's office, demanding reinstatement and unpaid wages. Out of 350 workers previously employed, 150 have been dismissed since October. Their immediate demands are return to work and timely payment of wages.

But now with factories, energy facilities, bridges, and railways destroyed—leaving many Iranians unemployed—conditions have gotten worse. The rial has plunged 8% against the dollar on the black market since the war started, according to The Economist.

The current real-time AQI (US) level in Tehran is 10 (Good) due to recent rainfall by 0.07mm/hr. This was last updated 2026-03-28 05:21:01 (Local Time). The best AQI (US) level was 9 (Good) at 4:01 AM (Local Time) during the last 24 hours. The worst AQI (US) level was 86 (Moderate) at 10:31 AM, Mar 27, 2026 (Local Time) during the last 24 hours.

The air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk. No special precautions are needed; enjoy outdoor activities freely. Tehran overall air quality index is 162 Tehran PM2.5 (fine particulate matter) AQI is 162, showing some variation in measurements across different monitoring stations.

Specifically, the highest concentrations of pollutants were observed in the autumn and winter seasons and during the months (by decreasing order) of December, November, and January. The produced annual emission rate of pollutants in Tehran city showed that approximately 84% are due to mobile sources while stationary sources correspond only to about 16%.