Sources: BBC
A 50-year-old Dutch man sets himself on fire inside of his car in a failed car bombing near the National Monument in Dam Square, Amsterdam, Netherlands, causing a small explosion and injuring himself. No bystanders were injured. 2025-04-3
Iran announces the arrest of several members of the Baháʼí Faith on charges of spying. 2022-08-1
A rocket explodes inside the heavily fortified Green Zone sector of Iraq's capital, landing less than a mile from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad amid heightened tensions in the region between the United States and Iran. 2019-05-19
An Iranian man attempts self-immolation in front of the Tehran city hall. 2018-09-5
An Iranian helicopter crashes into the Persian Gulf whilst evacuating an unwell oil worker. Two people die. 2018-04-18
A Somali asylum seeker sets herself alight in Nauru to protest her detention on the island by Australia, one week after an Iranian asylum seeker did the same thing. 2016-05-2
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
Heads of state meet at the 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran, Iran, until August 31. 2012-08-26
Iranian President Ahmadinejad warns Iran opposition ahead of election anniversary. 2010-06-4
The Italian Embassy in Iran is attacked by protesters unhappy with Italy's decision to scale back economic dealings and push for tighter sanctions and protests are also held outside French and Dutch embassies. 2010-02-9