2026 in Iran

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Events in the year 2026 in Iran.

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2026
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Iran
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See also: Other events of 2026
Years in Iran

Incumbents

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Ongoing

January

February

March

Deaths

References

  1. "Several killed as Iran protests over rising cost of living spread". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  2. "Digital blackout hits Tehran, other parts of Iran, Netblocks says". Reuters . 2026-01-08. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  3. "Iran reopens airspace after closure to most flights amid US attack threats". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
  4. "US sanctions Iranian officials accused of repressing protests against the government". Euronews. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
  5. "US sanctions Iran 'shadow fleet' it says fuels violent protest crackdown". Al Jazeera . January 24, 2026. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  6. "EU ministers approve new Iran sanctions after Tehran's crackdown on protests". The Indian Express . Reuters. 29 January 2026.
  7. "EU designates Iran's Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organisation in policy shift". Reuters . 29 January 2026. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  8. "Five killed in gas explosions in Iran, officials say". BBC. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  9. "Deadly blast in Iran's Bandar Abbas caused by gas leak, official says". Al Jazeera. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  10. "Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Iranian drama 'It Was Just an Accident' arrested in Tehran". AP News. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  11. "Oscar-nominated co-writer of 'It Was Just an Accident' released from Iranian prison". AP News. 2026-02-19. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  12. "Iran declares European armies 'terrorist groups' after IRGC designation". France 24. Agence France Presse. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  13. "Iran president orders talks with US as Trump hopeful of deal". France 24 . 2026-02-02. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  14. "UK imposes sanctions on Iranian officials over deadly protests". Reuters. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  15. "Ukraine names Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist organization". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  16. 1 2 "US jet downs Iran drone but talks still on course". France 24. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  17. Ali, Idrees; Stewart, Phil (2026-02-03). "Exclusive: US shoots down Iranian drone approaching aircraft carrier, official says". Reuters. Retrieved 2026-02-27.
  18. "Iran's Fars News Agency says that an Iranian drone completed a 'surveillance mission in international waters' after U.S. military said it shot down an Iranian drone". MarketScreener. Reuters. 3 February 2026.
  19. "Iran Formally Allows Women To Ride Motorcycles". Deccan Chronicle. Agence France Presse. 2026-02-04. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  20. "Iran seizes 2 foreign oil tankers in Persian Gulf, state media says". AP News. February 6, 2026. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  21. "U.S. holds indirect talks with Iran, with a U.S. military commander present". NPR . 2026-02-06. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  22. "Trump signs order threatening tariffs on nations doing business with Iran". The Hindu. Reuters. February 7, 2026. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  23. "Iran sentences Nobel laureate Mohammadi to seven more years in prison". Al Jazeera. 2026-02-08. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  24. "Iran arrests prominent reformist politicians, cites links to US, Israel". Al Jazeera. 2026-02-09. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  25. "Iran's president apologizes over crackdown as nation marks 1979 Islamic Revolution anniversary". The New Indian Express. Associated Press. 2026-02-11. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  26. "Iran temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz as it held latest round of indirect talks with US". AP News. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  27. "British couple held in Iran sentenced to 10 years". France 24. 2026-02-19. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  28. "Iran says air force pilot killed in training flight accident". Iran International. 20 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  29. "Iranian military helicopter crashes into fruit market, four dead". Reuters. 24 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  30. Sanger, David E. (February 28, 2026). "For Trump, the Iran Attack Is the Ultimate War of Choice" . The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  31. "Iran latest: US and Israel target leadership sites as Tehran retaliates with strikes across region". BBC News. 2026-02-28. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
  32. "US-Israeli strike on girls' school kills at least 85 students, Iran's judiciary says". France 24. 2026-02-28. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
  33. "AFP: Loud explosions heard in Saudi capital Riyadh". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
  34. "Iran Announces Closure Of Strait Of Hormuz, Bars Vessel Movement: Report".
  35. Pietromarchi, Virginia. "Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: The leader who shaped Iran's defiance". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  36. "Israeli strikes rock Tehran as Iran's counterattacks widen after the killing of its supreme leader".
  37. "Ahmadinejad was killed". News.az. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  38. "Explosions heard in Tehran as new Israeli airstrikes hit Iranian capital". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  39. "Christodoulides says Cyprus not a target as Iran missiles fired towards UK bases". cyprus-mail.com. 2026-03-01. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  40. "After Khamenei's killing, who is running Iran now?". Al Arabiya English. 2026-03-01. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  41. "Three US service members killed and five injured in Middle East - as Iran 'strikes USS Abraham Lincoln' in Gulf".
  42. "UAE says Iran drone attack caused fire at base hosting French forces".
  43. "Three US service members killed in Iran operation as Israeli rescuers say nine dead in Iran strike". BBC News. 2026-03-01. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  44. "Zakenman Hushang Ansary (98) overleden". Curaçao.nu. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  45. "Veteran Iranian actor Saeid Pirdoost passes away". Mehr News Agency. 6 January 2026.
  46. "Iranian footballers killed in protests as former national team captain slams FIFA silence". Euro News. 2026-01-15. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  47. "Veteran actor, singer Reza Rooygari passes away". Tehran Times. 2026-01-21. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  48. "Veteran film critic Parviz Nouri passes away". Tehran Times. 2026-01-28. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
  49. آیت‌الله عبدخدایی درگذشت (in Persian)
  50. سینماگر پیشکسوت بدرود حیات گفت (in Persian)
  51. "Veteran actor Enayatollah Bakhshi passes away at 80". Tehran Times. 2026-02-15. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  52. جانباز امیر سرتیپ «ناصر محمدی‌فر» به همرزمان شهیدش پیوست (in Persian)
  53. علی باباچاهی، شاعر و منتقد ادبی، در ۸۳ سالگی درگذشت (in Persian)
  54. "Elamitologist Abdolmajid Arfa'i, decipherer of Cyrus Cylinder, dies at 86". Tehran Times. 2026-02-25. Retrieved 2026-02-25.
  55. "Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad killed in Israeli-US strikes - report". Jerusalem Post. 2026-02-28. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  56. "IDF confirms killing top Iranian leaders, including top defense official Ali Shamkhani". Times of Israel. 2026-02-28. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  57. "Senior Iranian intelligence official on FBI wanted list killed in Tehran strikes". Iran International. 2026-03-01. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  58. "Iranian state media confirms Supreme Leader Khamenei is dead". Axios. 2026-02-28. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  59. "Iranian armed forces chief of staff Abdolrahim Mousavi killed, Iran TV says". Times of Israel. 2026-02-28. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  60. "The C.I.A. Helped Pinpoint a Gathering of Iranian Leaders. Then Israel Struck". New York Times. 2026-03-01. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  61. "Israeli military lists senior Iranian officials killed in airstrikes". Iran International. 2026-02-28. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  62. "IRGC chief, defense minister killed in opening strikes sources say". Times of Israel. 2026-02-28. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  63. "IRGC chief, defense minister killed in opening strikes sources say". Times of Israel. 2026-02-28. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  64. "Iran police intelligence chief killed in US, Israeli strikes — report". Times of Israel. 2026-03-01. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  65. "IDF confirms killing top Iranian leaders, including top defense official Ali Shamkhani". Times of Israel. 2026-02-28. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  66. "The C.I.A. Helped Pinpoint a Gathering of Iranian Leaders. Then Israel Struck". New York Times. 2026-03-01. Retrieved 2026-03-01.