Sources: Reuters
Two judges are killed and a third judge and a bodyguard are injured in a mass shooting at the Supreme Court of Iran in Tehran, Iran. The perpetrator subsequently kills himself. 2025-01-18
Four people are executed by hanging in West Azerbaijan province, Iran, after being convicted of links to Israel's Mossad spy agency. 2023-12-29
The United States launches airstrikes on facilities associated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in eastern Syria in response to rocket attacks on its military bases. 2023-11-12
Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her support of feminism and human rights. 2023-10-6
The General Authority of Oman's Civil Aviation announced the suspension of all flights between the sultanate and the Islamic Republic of Iran until further notice. 2020-02-24
The Israeli Air Force launches an air raid on Iranian targets in the Syrian capital Damascus. Syrian state media says the Air Defense Force intercepted several missiles. 2020-02-13
The Saudi-owned news channel Al Arabiya shuts its offices in Beirut, Lebanon and dismisses 27 employees in a sudden move reflecting tensions between Saudi Arabia and Lebanon-based Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran. Saudi Arabia interpreted Lebanon's lack of public solidarity as a sign that it had become beholden to Hezbollah. 2016-04-2
Iran agrees to a United Nations plan to address suspicions that they are working on designing an atomic weapon. 2014-02-9
Iran's state news agency announces that a monkey was sent successfully into space by the Iranian Space Agency and returned safely aboard the Pishgam rocket. 2013-01-28
Heads of state meet at the 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran, Iran, until August 31. 2012-08-26