2025 in Iran

Events in the year 2025 in Iran.

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See also:	Other events of 2025 Years in Iran

Incumbents

• Supreme Leader of Iran: Ali Khamenei
• President of Iran: Masoud Pezeshkian
• Speaker of the Parliament: Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
• Chief Justice: Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i

Events

January

• 8 January: The Iranian government releases Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from prison, with Sala arriving back in Rome later that day. ^[1]
• 9 January: A Swiss national is reported to have died by suicide at a prison in Semnan following his arrest on espionage charges. ^[2]
• 15 January: A light aircraft of the Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran crashes near Rasht during a training flight, killing all three people on board. ^[3]
• 17 January: President Masoud Pezeshkian signs a "comprehensive strategic partnership treaty" with Russia. ^[4]
• 18 January: Two judges of the Supreme Court of Iran are killed in a shooting inside the Palace of Justice in Tehran. The attacker commits suicide. ^[5]
• 22 January: An Iranian military aircraft crashes near Kabudarahang, Hamadan Province during a training flight, injuring its two pilots. ^[6]

February

• 6 February: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy vessel Shahid Bagheri , Iran's first drone-carrier warship, is inaugurated. ^[7]
• 13 February: Two British nationals are reported to have been arrested in Kerman for security-related offences. ^[8]

March

• 2 March: The Islamic Consultative Assembly removes Abdolnaser Hemmati as economy minister after 182 of 273 MPs vote for his impeachment, citing an ongoing economic crisis. ^[9]
• 5 March: Singer Mehdi Yarrahi is flogged as part of his conviction for alcohol-related offenses. ^[10]
• 6 March: One person is killed in an explosion and fire at a military facility in Tehran. ^[11]
• 17 March: French national Olivier Grondeau, who had been imprisoned in Iran since 2022 on espionage charges, is released and repatriated to France. ^[12]

Deaths

• 11 January: Fereydoon Shahbazyan, 82, composer and conductor. ^[13]

References

1. "Iran releases Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from prison". euronews. 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
2. "Swiss national held by Iran on spying charges dies in prison". Al Jazeera. 2025-01-09. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
3. "Training aircraft crashes in Iran, 3 killed". APA.az. 2025-01-15. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
4. "Russia and Iran presidents sign partnership treaty in Moscow". Al Jazeera. 2025-01-18. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
5. Gambrell, Jon (2025-01-19). "Gunman shoots dead 2 judges in Iran's capital tied to 1988 mass executions". AP News. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
6. "Military plane crashes in Iran". news.az. 2025-01-15. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
7. "Iran inaugurates its first drone-carrier warship". AP News. 2025-02-06. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
8. "Two British nationals detained in Iran". BBC. 2025-02-13. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
9. "Iran's economy minister impeached as inflation rises, currency falls". Al Jazeera. 2025-03-02. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
10. "Popular Iranian singer who urged women to go without hijab is lashed over alcohol conviction". AP News. 2025-03-07. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
11. "Explosion at Tehran military site kills 1 and injures 10 firefighters". AP News. 2025-03-07. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
12. "Iran frees Frenchman after nearly 900-day prison ordeal". France 24. 2025-03-20. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
13. "Renowned Iranian Musician Fereydoun Shahbazian Passes Away At 82 - Iran Front Page". ifpnews.com. 2025-01-11. Retrieved 2025-01-11.