2015 Event Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei emphasizes that the country's recent nuclear agreement with the West does not change its opposition to the U.S. and to American policies in the Middle East 2015 Event Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to speak out against the pending deal with Iran in which sanctions will be lifted in exchange for cuts in Iranian nuclear capacity; Netanyahu warns the pact may lead to nuclear arms acceleration 2015 Event Negotiations continue between Iran and a group of six nations regarding limits on Iran's nuclear program, with the end of March approaching as an initial deadline; Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expresses optimism that an agreement will be reached 2014 Event The Pyu Ancient Cities in Myanmar and the Shahr-i-Sokhta (Burnt City) in Iran have been named World Heritage sites; the Myanmar cities were active from 200 B.C. to 900 A.D.; the Iranian city was active primarily from 3200 B.C. to about 1800 B.C. 2013 Event Declassified CIA documents reveal that during the Iran-Iraq War, top Reagan administration officials gave Iraq information on the location of Iranian troops 2013 Event Representatives from the U.S., China, Germany, France, Russia and the U.K., discuss Iran's nuclear program with Iranian officials 2012 Event As part of a continued tightening on world sanctions on Iran, a Chinese company that insures ships will stop indemnifying tankers carrying Iranian oil 2012 Event Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez meets with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the first stop of Ahmadinejad's Latin American tour 2011 Event Ali Larijani, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, attacks Britain, claiming the students represent Iran's public opinion 2011 Event Iranian students storm the British Embassy in Tehran, taking six hostages; the U.N. security council condemns the attack 2011 Event Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces the country's plan to launch a manned shuttle into space by 2019 2011 Event For the first time since 1979 Iranian Revolution, two ships from the Iran Navy are sent through the Suez Canal 2010 Event President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejects Iran's successful family planning program and urges young Iranian girls to marry at age 16 2010 Event The works of thirty celebrated Iranian artists go on sale at Bonhams auction house in Dubai 2010 Event Rallies to release Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman facing execution for adultery, occur in Paris, New York City, Ottowa and elsewhere 2010 Event An Iranian woman convicted of adultery is sentenced to death by stoning; Iranian human rights activist Mina Ahadi tries to stop this barbaric act 2010 Event Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, commands Iran's atomic agency to start enriching uranium at a higher level 2003 Event Iranian Revolutionary Guard military flight crashes into the Sirach Mountains, killing 275 1997 Event Iranian military plane crashes, killing 80 1995 Death Mehdi Bazargan, director Iranian oil corp/premier (1979), dies at 86 1994 Event Iranian Fokker's F28 explode between Isfahan and Teheran: 66 killed 1989 Death Ayatalloh Ruhullah Khomeini, Iranian leader (-1989), dies at 89 1989 Death Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian ayatollah, dies at 89 1989 Event U.S. authors demonstrate against Iranian death treats against Salman Rushdee, author of "Satanic Rituals" 1988 Event U.S. Navy shoots down Iranian civilian jetliner over Gulf, kills 290 1987 Event U.S. warships destroy 2 Iranian oil platforms in Persian Gulf 1987 Death Mehdi Hashemi, Iranian aid of Ayatollah Khomeini, shot for treason 1987 Event Battle between Iranian pilgrims and Saudi-Arabian troops, 402 killed 1984 Event Iranian commandos end capture of Kuwaiti plane 1984 Event 500,000 Iranian soldiers move into Iraq 1982 Event Iranian troops reconquer Khorramshar 1982 Event Iranian offensive in Khusistan 1980 Death Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Iranian Royalty 1980 Event Siege at Iranian Embassy in London ends; British commandos and police stormed the building 1980 Event Terrorists seize Iranian Embassy in London 1980 Event 6 Iranian held U.S. hostages escape with help of Canadians 1979 Event Ted Koppel becomes anchor of nightly news on Iranian Hostages (ABC) 1979 Event President Carter announces immediate halt to all imports of Iranian oil 1979 Event U.S. halts Iranian oil imports and freezes Iranian assets 1979 Event 500 Iranian "students" seize U.S. embassy, take 90 hostages (444 days) 1979 Event Iranian Ayatollah Khomeini orders mass executions to stop 1979 Death Molla Mustafa Barzani, Iranian Kurd leader (KDP), dies at 75 1978 Event Iranian general Gholan Reza Azhari forms government 1978 Event Iranian Prime Minister Jaafar Sharif-Emami resigns to Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi 1978 Event Iranian troops fire on anti-Shah student protesters by Tehran U 1978 Event Iranian oil workers go on strike 1978 Event Iranian students occupies Iranian embassy at Wassenaar 1972 Event 7.0 earthquake kills 1/5 of population of Iranian province of Fars 1969 Birthday Marjane Satrapi, Iranian Artist 1964 Event Iranian motor launch catches fire and sinks killing 113 (Persian Gulf) 1939 Birthday Ayatollah Khamenei, Iranian Statesman 1934 Birthday Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iranian Politician 1919 Birthday Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Iranian Royalty 1909 Birthday Mohammad Khatami, Iranian Philosopher
