Events in Iran

333 notable events in Iran — wars, earthquakes and air crashes. Page 1 of 4.

• 2026 Iran war
  Feb 28, 2026–Jun 17, 2026 · War & armed conflict
• 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
  from Feb 28, 2026 · Crisis
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Iranian Revolution
  Jan 1978–Feb 1979 · War & armed conflict
• Iran hostage crisis
  Nov 4, 1979–Jan 20, 1981 · Kidnapping & hostage
• Assassination of Ali Khamenei
  Feb 28, 2026 · War & armed conflict
• 2026 Minab school attack
  Feb 28, 2026 · Massacre
• 1953 Iranian coup d'état
  Aug 18, 1953–Aug 19, 1953 · War & armed conflict
• 2025–2026 Iranian protests
  from Dec 28, 2025 · War & armed conflict
• 2026 Iran massacres
  from Dec 30, 2025 · Massacre
• Iran Air Flight 655
  Jul 3, 1988 · War & armed conflict
• Operation Eagle Claw
  Apr 24, 1980–Apr 25, 1980 · War & armed conflict
• Nader Shah
  Nov 12, 1726 · Murder & homicide
• 2026 United States F-15E rescue operation in Iran
  Apr 3, 2026–Apr 5, 2026 · War & armed conflict
• Nuclear program of Iran
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• 2025 United States strikes on Iranian nuclear sites
  Jun 22, 2025 · War & armed conflict
• Canadian Caper
  1980 · War & armed conflict
• Death of Mahsa Amini
  Sep 16, 2022 · Murder & homicide
• Quds Force
  Jan 1, 1988 · Terrorism
• Cinema Rex fire
  Aug 19, 1978 · Massacre
• Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752
  Jan 8, 2020 · War & armed conflict
• Basij
  Nov 26, 1979 · Terrorism
• Assassination of Ali Larijani
  Mar 17, 2026 · War & armed conflict
• 2024 Iran–Israel conflict
  Apr 1, 2024–Oct 26, 2024 · War & armed conflict
• Mahsa Amini protests
  Sep 16, 2022–Sep 2023 · War & armed conflict
• 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
  from Mar 19, 2026 · War & armed conflict
• Zanj Rebellion
  869–883 · War & armed conflict
• Hossein Salami
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Iran crisis of 1946
  Nov 1945–Dec 15, 1946 · War & armed conflict
• Shapour Bakhtiar
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Ali Shamkhani
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• 2026 Kurdish–Iranian crisis
  from Jan 5, 2026 · Crisis
• Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh
  Jul 31, 2024 · Murder & homicide
• Qurnah disaster
  May 23, 1855 · Maritime disaster
• Ministry of Intelligence (Iran)
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Persian Constitutional Revolution
  Jan 1, 1905–Jan 1, 1911 · War & armed conflict
• Iran–U.S. RQ-170 incident
  Dec 4, 2011 · Aviation accident
• Operation Long Jump
  Nov 1, 1943 · Murder & homicide
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces
  Jan 1, 1980 · Terrorism
• Iran and state-sponsored terrorism
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Iranian economic crisis
  from 2024 · Crisis
• Abadan Crisis
  Jan 1, 1951–Jan 1, 1954 · Crisis
• Mohammed Bijeh
  Mar 1, 2004–Sep 1, 2004 · Attack (other)
• 1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners
  Jun 1988–Dec 1988 · Suicide & execution
• Saltmen
  date unknown · Death & funeral
• Saeed Hanaei
  Jul 28, 2000–Aug 7, 2001 · Murder & homicide
• Assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists
  Jan 12, 2010 · Murder & homicide
• 2026 Kharg Island attack
  Mar 13, 2026 · War & armed conflict
• 2009 Iranian presidential election protests
  Jun 13, 2009–Dec 7, 2010 · Riot & unrest
• Destruction of the Rafi'-Nia synagogue
  Apr 7, 2026 · War & armed conflict
• Black Friday (1978)
  Sep 8, 1978 · Massacre
• Guidance Patrol
  date unknown · Terrorism
• 2026 Lavan Island attack
  Apr 8, 2026 · War & armed conflict
• Persian famine of 1917–1919
  1917–1919 · Natural disaster
• 2026 Lamerd sports hall attack
  Feb 28, 2026 · War & armed conflict
• 2024 Kerman bombings
  Jan 3, 2024 · Terrorism
• 1921 Persian coup d'état
  Feb 21, 1921 · War & armed conflict
• Embassy of the United States, Tehran
  date unknown · Kidnapping & hostage
• 2003 Iran Ilyushin Il-76 crash
  Feb 19, 2003 · Aviation accident
• 2003 Bam earthquake
  Dec 26, 2003 · Earthquake
• Bagoas
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Killing of Neda Agha-Soltan
  Jun 20, 2009 · Shooting
• Constitutionalization attempts in Iran
  1905–1911 · War & armed conflict
• Asghar the Murderer
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Kuwait Airways Flight 422
  Apr 5, 1988–Apr 20, 1988 · Aviation accident
• June 2019 Gulf of Oman incident
  Jun 13, 2019 · Maritime disaster
• Disappearance of Robert Levinson
  Mar 9, 2007 · Disappearance
• Tobacco Protest
  1891 · Riot & unrest
• Port of Shahid Rajaee explosion
  Apr 26, 2025 · Bombing & explosion
• 2019 Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crash
  Jan 14, 2019 · Aviation accident
• Water scarcity in Iran
  date unknown · Crisis
• Iranian–Kurdish conflict
  Jan 1, 1918 · War & armed conflict
• Massacre at the Russian Embassy in Tehran
  Jan 30, 1829 · Massacre
• Chain murders of Iran
  Jan 1, 1988–Jan 1, 1998 · Murder & homicide
• October 2024 Israeli strikes on Iran
  Oct 26, 2024 · War & armed conflict
• 1981 attempted assassination of Ali Khamenei
  Jun 27, 1981 · Murder & homicide
• 2026 Karaj B1 bridge attack
  Apr 2, 2026 · War & armed conflict
• 2019–2020 Iranian protests
  from Nov 15, 2019 · Riot & unrest
• SS Raffaello
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Iranian support for Hamas
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Mahmoud Asgari and Ayaz Marhoni
  2005 · Suicide & execution
• 2026 Rasht massacre
  Jan 8, 2026–Jan 9, 2026 · Massacre
• Jungle Movement of Gilan
  Oct 1915–Jun 5, 1920 · War & armed conflict
• Caspian Airlines Flight 7908
  Jul 15, 2009 · Aviation accident
• 1981 Iranian Prime Minister's office bombing
  Aug 30, 1981 · Bombing & explosion
• Nojeh coup plot
  Jul 10, 1980 · War & armed conflict
• 1981–1982 Iran massacres
  Jun 20, 1981–Mar 21, 1982 · Massacre
• Iranian external operations
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Mohammad Reza Zahedi
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Air campaign in Iranian Kurdistan
  from Mar 2, 2026 · War & armed conflict
• 1993 Tehran mid-air collision
  Feb 8, 1993 · Aviation accident
• Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order
  date unknown · Suicide & execution
• 2017 Tehran attacks
  Jun 7, 2017 · Terrorism
• Iran Air Flight 277
  Jan 9, 2011 · Aviation accident
• Iran newspaper cockroach cartoon controversy
  2006 · Scandal & controversy
• Siege of Isfahan (1387)
  Nov 16, 1387–Nov 1387 · War & armed conflict
• 1963 demonstrations in Iran
  Jun 5, 1963 · Riot & unrest
• Killing of Nika Shakarami
  Sep 2022 · Murder & homicide
• Babak Khorramdin Revolt
  816–837 · Riot & unrest
• Cultural Revolution in Iran
  Jan 1, 1980