2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama speaks out in defense of the recent nuclear agreement between Iran and Western nations; the deal removes economic sanctions against Iran in exchange for reductions in its technological research and its nuclear fuel 2015 Event Nuclear talks between Iran and Western nations fail to conclude by today's extended deadline, leading both sides to agree to another extension; Iran seeks removal of all U.N. sanctions in exchange for limitations on its nuclear development activities 2015 Event UNESCO has added new sites to its World Heritage list, including the regions of Champagne and Burgundy in France, both Susa and the cultural setting of Maymand in Iran, and the Singapore Botanical Gardens, among others 2015 Event Iran will receive an S-300 air defense system from Russia; though the move won't violate U.N. sanctions against Iran, other nations currently in negotiation with Iran over nuclear issues have expressed concern 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 The deadline has passed for conclusion of negotiations by Iran and a group of six nations on Iran's nuclear program; however, as some progress has been made, the talks will continue 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 2015 Event Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to U.S. Congress on his concerns with current negotiations to limit Iran's nuclear program, portraying the deal as dangerous; U.S. President Barack Obama dismissed the speech content as 'nothing new' 2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama vows to veto additional sanctions proposed by Congress against Iran, citing the delicacy of international talks currently underway with the nation regarding limitations on its nuclear program 2014 Event U.S.-Iranian citizen Jason Rezaian, the head of the 'Washington Post' bureau in Iran, has been accused of unknown charges and is being held without bail; Iran has denied requests from Switzerland to check on Rezaian's condition on behalf of the U.S. 2014 Event Negotiators have extended until next June the deadline for agreements regarding Iran's nuclear program; despite failure to meet the deadline, both Iran and the six-nation group claim that progress has been made 2014 Event A planned demonstration in Iran against recent acid attacks on women has been prevented by a show of police forces; protesters believe the women were attacked due to improper covering in accordance with the nation's dress code 2014 Event Iran is strengthening gender segregation policies, forbidding women to work in public areas of restaurants and seeking separation from men in office settings; the move will increase the 18.9% female jobless rate 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. 2014 Event Iran balks at the terms for peaceful nuclear development suggested by Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States; the nations hope to reach a deal by July 20th; in exchange, sanctions against Iran will be removed 2014 Event The U.S. may cooperate with Iran in identifying options to address the violence in Iraq, though such options would not include military aid; President Barack Obama has sent 257 troops to Baghdad to provide additional security for the U.S. embassy 2014 Event The U.S. Congress will as for $4.5 billion for additional missile defense spending over the next five years; the funds would partially pay for new radar in Alaska, indicating safety concerns regarding missiles from Iran and North Korea 2013 Event Syria, Iran and North Korea are condemned for human rights violations by the United Nations 2013 Event Over two dozen companies will have U.S. sanctions imposed upon them as a result of their involvement in aiding Iran with its nuclear program 2013 Event A meeting between Pope Francis and Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, is held at the Vatican; discussions include Iran's nuclear program among other global affairs 2013 Event Iran experiences a 5.6-magnitude earthquake 35 miles from the Bushehr nuclear plant, raising concerns over the risk of radioactive leaks in the event of a major earthquake; seven people die and 30 are injured 2013 Event Representatives from the U.S., China, Germany, France, Russia and the U.K., discuss Iran's nuclear program with Iranian officials 2013 Event Iran releases a new Qaher-313 combat jet which they claim can evade radar detection 2012 Event A naval base located on the Strait of Hormuz, near Bandar Langeh, is established by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps 2012 Event Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, says Islam should join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 2012 Event Protestors in Iran clash with riot police during their demonstration against the collapse of the rial, the country's currency 2012 Event After the U.S. delists the Mujahideen-e Khalq as a terrorist entity, Iran accuses the United States of having 'double standards' 2012 Event The 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran, Iran, closes with a 60-page final document focusing on Iran's nuclear energy program and the Palestinian issue, with no mention of the civil war in Syria 2012 Event A report on the nuclear program of Iran released by the IAEA, highlights concern over Iran's nuclear program as the country reportedly has doubled its number of centrifuges as the Fordow facility 2012 Event The Non-Aligned Movement begins their 16th Summit in Tehran, Iran 2012 Event Egypt's state news organization states that their President, Mohammed Morsi is going to Iran at the end of August to attend the Non-Aligned Movement meeting 2012 Event The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announces it will end talks with Iran; chief inspector Herman Nackaerts says there has been no progress 2012 Event International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General, Yukiya Amano, goes to Tehran to convince the Iran's government to co-operate with the IAEA 2012 Event U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Daniel B. Shapiro, says America 'is ready' to attack Iran to prevent them from developing nuclear weapons 2012 Event The U.S., Russia and China, begin talks about Iran's nuclear program 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 The IAEA reports that Iran has been expanding its nuclear activities 2012 Event The IAEA announces that Iran has denied access to the Parchin military complex where they believe suspicious nuclear activities are taking place 2012 Event IAEA nuclear inspectors hold discussions about Iran's nuclear program in Tehran 2012 Event In a retaliatory move against E.U. sanctions, Iran stops all exports to France and the United Kingdom 2012 Event Iran initiates new military exercises as tensions rise over the country's nuclear program 2012 Event Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, announces that Iran is willing to discuss its nuclear program with other leaders 2012 Event Responding to Iran's nuclear program, more sanctions are imposed upon Iran's banking and oil industries by the European Union 2012 Event While conducting military exercises in the Persian Gulf, Iran successfully test-fires two long-range missiles 2011 Event If Western nations impose more sanctions, Iran threatens to close down the key oil route of the Strait of Hormuz 2011 Event Iran refuses to return the RQ-170 Sentinel that Iran captured after it crash landed in the country; Iran reports they are extracting data from the aircraft 2011 Event President Barack Obama asks Iran to return the RQ-170 Sentinel that was captured near Kashmar December 4, 2011 2011 Event Ali Larijani, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, attacks Britain, claiming the students represent Iran's public opinion 2011 Event More sanctions are imposed against Iran's nuclear program by the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom 2011 Event U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls on Iran to respond to the IAEA report stating Iran is working on nuclear bomb technology 2011 Event The IAEA releases a report stating Iran has performed activities relating to the development of a nuclear device, and that the project is likely still under way 2011 Event Further sanctions are imposed on Belarus, Iran and Syria by the EU, who reiterates the call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down 2011 Event For appearing in a film critical of the Iran's harsh policies on the arts, actress Marzieh Vafamehr is sentenced to 90 lashes of the cane and a year in jail 2011 Event The Foreign Ministry of Iran calls for Musa al-Sadr to be released; they claim he has been held in Libya since 1978 2011 Event In Iran, the Central Bank of Iran launches a website which it will use to poll Iranians on planned economic reforms and changing the national currency 2011 Event Iran announces it has installed faster nuclear centrifuges to enrich uranium 2011 Event A report submitted to the United Nations states Iran has been caught attempting to transfer weaponry to terrorists including Hamas and the Taliban 10 times 2011 Event Iran's Government rejects an investigation into alleged human rights abuses called for by the United Nations Human Rights Council 2011 Event For the first time since 1979 Iranian Revolution, two ships from the Iran Navy are sent through the Suez Canal 2011 Event In Iran, opposition leaders plan a nationwide anti-government rally in an attempt to replicate the success of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution 2011 Event Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, commented that the 2011 Egyptian protests and Tunisian uprising are a result of 'Islamic awareness' 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 Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, Mahmoud Bahmani, resigns 2010 Event The U.S. government determines China is helping Iran bypass U.N. sanctions and is helping them improve their missile technology and develop nuclear weapons 2010 Event In accordance with U.N. Security Council Resolution 1929, Russia bans arms sales to Iran 2010 Event After a series of delays, Iran agrees to release U.S. hiker Sarah Shourd, arrested in 2009; she is released on bail and permitted to leave the country 2010 Event Iran's Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, convicted of adultery and sentenced to death, faces the whip 2010 Event Russia announces its plan to sell Iran S-300 ground-to-air missiles, claiming that new U.N. sanctions do not cover stationary air defense weaponry 2010 Event President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad calls for 'alien troops' to leave and suggests that the regional nations be allowed to settle things themselves 2010 Event Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calls for the US to be expelled from the international nuclear system because religion prohibits the use of nuclear weapons 2010 Event President of the People's Republic of China, Hu Jintao, meets with President Barack Obama to discuss Iran's nuclear program during the Nuclear Security Summit 2010 Event 60 countries are invited to participate in Iran's two-day nuclear disarmament conference in Tehran April 17 - 18; China says it will attend 2010 Event Iran calls upon Muslims around the world to act in protest in response to Israel's plans to build in East Jerusalem 2010 Event Hossein Marashi, former Vice-President of Iran, is put in jail after being accused of spreading propaganda 2010 Event Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, commands Iran's atomic agency to start enriching uranium at a higher level 2009 Event Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashes near Qazvin, Iran, all 168 on board are killed 2009 Event Iran launches first domestically made satellite, Omid, into orbit 2003 Event Earthquake kills more than 30,000 in Bam, Iran 2002 Event Earthquake kills at least 260 in western Iran 2002 Event Iran Air Tours flight 956 crashes into a mountain in Iran killing 119 2002 Event In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush likens Iraq, Iran and North Korea to an 'axis of evil' 1995 Death Ahmad Khomeini, youngest son of Iran ayatollah Khomeini, dies at 48 1995 Death Mansour Satari, Brigadier-General and commandant (Iran Air Force), dies at 46 1994 Death Muhammad Ali Araki, ayatollah of Iran, dies 1994 Event Bomb attack on Islamic temple in Mashad Iran, 70 killed 1994 Event Lebanon drops relations with Iran 1994 Death Taleb Ali al-Suheil, Iran sheik, murdered in Lebanon at 64 1994 Event Iran transport aircraft crashes in Azerbaijan, 32 killed 1993 Death Muhammad Reza Golpayegani, ayatollah of Iran, dies 1993 Event Antonov AN-124 flies in South Iran against mountain: 17 killed 1993 Event Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani re-elected president of Iran 1993 Death Mohammed Hussein Nagdi, Iran diplomat/resistance fighter, murdered 1992 Death Ali Amini, Prime Minister of Iran 1961 - 1962, dies 1991 Death Shapur Bahktiar, Prime Minister of Iran 1979, assassinated 1991 Death Shapour Bakhtiar, premier Iran (1979), dies in Paris 1991 Event Iran releases British hostage Roger Cooper after 5 years 1990 Event Salman Rushdie, author, ordered to death by Iran for blasphemy, appears in public for 1st time in 2 years 1990 Event Iran agrees to resume diplomatic ties with Iraq 1990 Event 50,000 die in a 7.6 earthquake in Iran 1989 Death Abdul Rahman Qassemlu, Iran Kurds leader, murdered 1989 Event Iran protests sale of "Satanic Verses" by Salman Rushdie 1989 Event Iran drops diplomatic relations with Britain over Rushdie's book 1989 Event Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers $1M-$3M bounty on Salman Rushdie's death due to his novel, "Satanic Verses" 1988 Event Iran and Iraq begin talks to end their 8 year war 1988 Event Cease fire between Iran and Iraq takes effect after 8 years of war 1988 Event U.S. Vincennes in Strait of Hormoez shoots Iran Airbus A300, kills 290 1988 Event Iran says Iraq uses poison gas in the war 1987 Event Iran and France breaks diplomatic relations 1987 Event President Reagan signs secret order permitting covert sale of arms to Iran 1986 Event Iran offensive against Iraqi islands of Shatt al-Arab 1986 Event U.S. president Reagan confesses weapon sales to Iran 1986 Event Lebanese magazine Ash Shirra reveals secret U.S. arms sales to Iran 1986 Event Car bomb kills 20 in Tehran, Iran 1986 Event Iran conquerors Iraq peninsula Fao 1986 Event Iran begins Fajr-8 offensive against Iraq 1985 Event Israel ships 96 TOWs to Iran on behalf of US 1985 Event Iraqi air raid on Iran oil-island Kharg 1984 Event Iran offensive against Iraq fails 1984 Event Iraq resumes air attack on Iran 1982 Death Sadegh Ghotbzadeh, Iran's former foreign minister, executed in Iran 1982 Event Iran "Ramadan-offensive" in Iraq 1982 Event Iran minister of Foreign affairs Ghotbzadeh arrested 1982 Event Iran offensive against Iraq 1981 Event Ali Chamenei elected president of Iran 1981 Death Ayatollah Ali Qoddusi, prosecutor-general of Iran, assassinated 1981 Death Mohammad Ali Rajai, president of Iran, assassinated by a bomb 1981 Death Mohammad Javad Bahonar, prime minister of Iran, assassinated by a bomb 1981 Event Iran ex-president Bani Sadr flees to Paris 1981 Event Mohammed Ali Rajai elected president of Iran 1981 Death Mohammed Hussein Beheshti, Iran ayatollah/politician, murdered 1981 Event 74 government officials die in attack in Iran 1981 Death Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti, Iran Islamic Rep Party founder, bombed 1981 Event Iran president Bani Sadr deposed 1981 Event Mudjahedin uprises against Iran regime 1981 Event 3 Anglican missionaries detained in Iran since Aug 1980 are released 1981 Event 52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrived back in US 1981 Event 52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days are freed 1981 Event U.S. and Iran sign agreement to release 52 American hostages 1981 Event Iran accepts U.S. offer of $7.9 billion in frozen assets 1980 Event Americans remembered Iran hostages by shining lights for 417 seconds 1980 Event Iran requests $24 billion in U.S. guarantees to free hostages 1980 Event Iraqi President Saddam Hussein declares holy war against Iran 1980 Event Iran rejects a truce call from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein 1980 Event Iraqi troops cross Iran's border, encircling Abadan 1980 Event Iraq invades Iran in an attempt to control the Shatt al-Arab waterway 1980 Event Iraqi troops seize part of Iran in a border dispute; war begins 1980 Event Mohammed Ali Radjai appointed premier of Iran 1980 Event Failed attack on Iran ex-premier Bakhtiar in Neuilly, France 1980 Event American hostage Richard I Queen freed by Iran 1980 Event Ayatollah Khomeini releases Iran hostage Richard I. Queen 1980 Event Iran rejects a call to World Court to release U.S. hostages 1980 Event Iran begins scattering U.S. hostages from U.S. Embassy 1980 Event Announcement of Jimmy Carter hostage rescue bungle in Iran 1980 Event U.S. military operation to save 52 hostages in Iran, fails, 8 die 1980 Event Jimmy Carter breaks relations with Iran during hostage crisis 1980 Event ABC's nightly Iran Hostage crisis program renamed "Nightline" 1980 Event Shah of Iran arrives in Egypt 1980 Event U.S. appeals to International Court on hostages in Iran 1980 Event Bani Sadr sworn in as premier of Iran 1980 Event Bani Sadr elected president of Iran 1979 Event Deposed Shah of Iran leaves U.S. for Panama 1979 Event World Court in Hague rules Iran should relase all U.S. hostages 1979 Death Prince Chahryar Shafik, Shah of Iran's nephew, murdered in Paris 1979 Event Iran accepts constitution 1979 Event ABC-TV announces it would broadcast nightly specials on Iran hostage 1979 Event ABC broadcasts "Iran Crisis: American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (forerunner to "Nightline") 1979 Event Ayatolla Khomeini takes over in Iran 1979 Event Iran government of Bazargan resigns 1979 Event Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini declares U.S. The Great Satan 1979 Event 63 Americans taken hostage at U.S. Embassy (Teheran, Iran) 1979 Event Deposed Shah of Iran arrives in New York for medical treatment 1979 Event Iran army occupies Piranshahr 1979 Event Iran army conquerors Baneh 1979 Event Iran army conquerors Mahabad 1979 Event Iran army opens offensive against Kurds 1979 Event Iran Ayatollah Khomeini demands Saint War against Kurds 1979 Event Iran press censors start massive book burnings 1979 Event Iran proclaimed an Islamic Republic following fall of Shah 1979 Event Battles between Kurds and Iranians break in Sananday Iran 1979 Death Nematullah Nassiri, Iran general/head of Savak, executed 1979 Death Mehdi Rahimi, Iran general/military governor of Teheran, executed 1979 Event Iran's premier Bakhtiar resigns, Ayatollah Khomeini seizes power 1979 Event Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile 1979 Event Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi flees Iran 1979 Event Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi of Iran flees Iran for Egypt 1978 Event Iran shah names Chapour Bakhtiar premier 1978 Event Shah of Iran, asks Shapour Bahktiar to form a civilian government 1978 Event Shah of Iran places Iran under military rule 1978 Event Khomeini followers attack British embassy/El Al office in Iran 1978 Event 25,000 die in 7.7 earthquake in Tabar Iran 1978 Event Ja'afar Sharif-Emami appointed premier of Iran 1978 Event 422 die in an arson fire at a movie theater in Iran 1977 Event President Jimmy Carter welcomes Shah of Iran 1974 Event Airport terminal roof collapses killing 17 (Teheran Iran) 1974 Event Ayatollah Khomeini calls for an Islamic Republic in Iran 1974 Event Iran/Iraqi border fight breaks out 1972 Birthday Tami Stronach, born in Teheran, Iran, actress, Neverending Story 1968 Event 12,000 die in 7.8 quake destroys 60,000 buildings in NE Iran 1967 Event Shah of Iran crowns himself after 26 years on Peacock Throne 1965 Event Pakistan, Iran and Turkey sign Regional Co-Operation pact 1963 Event State of siege proclaimed in Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini arrested 1963 Birthday Reza Abdoh, born in Tehran, Iran, playwright, theatre director, produced King Lear, Oedipus Rex, confronted audiences with issues of race, class, AIDS 1962 Event 12,000 die in an earthquake in western Iran 1961 Birthday Matt Ghaffari, Tehran Iran, U.S. greco-roman wrestler, Silver Medals 1992, 1994, Olympics 1960 Birthday Reza Pahlavi, Iran, son of Shah of Iran 1960 Event Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi-Arabia and Venezuela form OPEC 1959 Event Iran and U.S. sign economic / military treaty 1954 Death Hussein Fatemi, Iran Foreign minister, executed 1954 Event 200 pilgrims drown in Farahzad Iran rain storm flood 1951 Event British begins economic boycott of Iran 1951 Death Ali Razmara, Shah of Iran (1950-51), assassinated 1951 Death Shah Ali Razmara, of Iran, assassinated 1941 Event Shah of Iran abdicates throne to his son Reza Pahlawi 1941 Event English and Russian troops attack pro-German Iran 1940 Birthday Bijan, born in Iran, mens apparel designer, Beverly Hills, New York City, London 1935 Event Persia officially renamed Iran 1934 Event Shah of Persia declares Persia now Iran 1932 Birthday David Alliance, Iran/British textile factory/multi-millionaire 1925 Event Last Qajar Shah of Iran deposed; Rexa Shah Pahlavi takes over 1925 Event Iran adopts Khorshidi solar Hijrah calendar 1925 Event Walter Mittelholzer is 1st to flies over Demawend mountain, Iran 1921 Event Riza Khan Pahlevi seizes control of Iran 1919 Birthday Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Aryamehr, Shah of Iran, 1941-79 1919 Birthday Doris Lessing, Kermanshah Iran, novelist, Golden Notebook 1906 Event Iran becomes a constitutional monarchy 1903 Birthday Molla Mustafa Barzani, Iran, Kurd leader, KDP 1878 Birthday Reza Sjah Pahlawi, Reza Chan, shah of Iran 1850 Death Bab, Baha'i prophet, executed in Tabriz Iran 1487 Birthday Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah 1079 Event Iran adopts solar Hijrah calendar 1048 Birthday Omar Khayyam, born in Nayshapur, Iran, poet, mathematician, physicist, astronomer, wrote, Treatise on Demonstration of Problems of Algebra
