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According to U.S. officials, plans have been approved for multi-day strikes in Iraq and Syria against multiple targets, including Iranian personnel and facilities.
2024-02-1

Iran publicly acknowledges accusations by the International Atomic Energy Agency that it has enriched uranium to 84%, bringing it close to developing a nuclear weapon. However, the government maintains that its nuclear program is "completely peaceful".
2023-02-23

Clashes occur between the Taliban and Iran on the Afghanistan–Iran border after Iranian farmers crossed the border.
2021-12-1

A cyberattack affects gas stations across Iran, rendering government-issued electronic cards used to buy subsidized fuel unuseable and leaving motorists stranded in long queues. No group immediately claims responsibility for the attack. Iran blames an "unidentified foreign power" as being behind the attack.
2021-10-26

Iran imposes a 14-day quarantine upon arrival for all travelers from Europe.
2021-01-30

Iran reports a record 13,421 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide cumulative total to 801,894 cases.
2020-11-18

Azerbaijani forces seize the strategic Khodaafarin Bridges and the adjacent Khoda Afarin Dam on the border with Iran. A video showing the Azerbaijani flag over the partially destroyed crossing is circulated on Azeri media. The bridges had been under Armenian control since 1993.
2020-10-18

At least ten Iranian border guards are killed in an ambush in the southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan Province on the border with Pakistan. Sunni militant group Jaish ul-Adl claims responsibility.
2017-04-26

An Iranian asylum seeker self-immolates himself in Nauru to protest Australia's treatment of refugees. The protest coincides with a visit by representatives from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to the island. Instead of admitting refugees into the country, Australia has been sending them to Nauru or Papua New Guinea.
2016-04-27

Reporters Without Borders releases their annual report regarding press freedom around the world with 71 journalists killed in 2013 so far. The deadliest countries are Syria, India, the Philippines, Pakistan, and Somalia while the worst jailers are China, Turkey, Eritrea, Iran, and Syria.
2013-12-19