Sources: Al Jazeera
Iran joins the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, becoming the organization's ninth member. 2023-07-4
Four people are killed and nine others are injured by a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Tehran, Iran. 2022-07-28
Run-off parliamentary elections are being held in Iran. The first round of the election was held in February and provoked criticism as more than 7000 applicants got barred from participating. 2020-09-11
Parliamentary elections are being held in Iran. The election is criticized for the barring of around 9,000 candidates, thus raising the concerns of an unusual low voter turnout. 2020-02-21
The United States demands that all countries cease purchasing oil from Iran by May 1 or face sanctions, in a move aimed at reducing Iran's income. 2019-04-22
Counting of votes begins in Iran after polling hours in yesterday's election were extended by six hours due to a heavy turnout. Reports indicate that reformist candidates are doing well in the early count. 2016-02-27
Iran starts registering candidates for the 290-seat parliamentary elections scheduled for 26 February 2016. Potential candidates must be approved by the Guardian Council. The elections will, effectively, be a vote on President Hassan Rouhani's moderate policies that received a boost from the July 14 landmark nuclear deal. 2015-12-20
The Iranian ministry of interior sets 14 June 2013 as the date of the next presidential election, for a successor of current president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. For the first time, this election is to be held on the same date as the next municipal elections. 2012-09-7
Iran executes Shahla Jahed by hanging eight years after she was sentenced to death for murdering the wife of footballer Nasser Mohammadkhani, her husband under a temporary marriage. 2010-12-1
Bernard Kouchner, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Vatican offer to assist Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani sentenced to death by stoning for adultery in Iran. 2010-09-6