2026 in Iran

Events in the year 2026 in Iran.

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Incumbents

• Supreme Leader of Iran: Ali Khamenei
• President of Iran: Masoud Pezeshkian
• Speaker of the Parliament: Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
• Chief Justice: Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i

Events

Ongoing

• Iranian economic crisis
• 2025–2026 Iranian protests

January

• 1 January — At least three people are killed during protests in Azna, Lorestan.
• 8 January — Internet censorship: NetBlocks reports a total internet outage in Tehran and other cities amid ongoing protests.
• 15 January —
  • The Civil Aviation Organization imposes a four-hour shutdown of Iranian airspace.
  • The United States imposes sanctions on Supreme National Security Council secretary Ali Larijani and four other security officials for the role in suppressing the 2025–2026 Iranian protests.
• 23 January — The United States imposes sanctions on nine vessels believed to be part of the Iranian "shadow fleet" used to circumvent the embargo on Iranian oil exports.
• 29 January —
  • New sanctions against Iran are approved by the European Union over its crackdown of the 2025–2026 Iranian protests and providing support for Russia.
  • The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is designated by the European Union as a terrorist organisation.
• 31 January —
  • Four people are killed in a gas explosion at a residential building in Ahvaz.
  • Two people are killed in a gas explosion at a building in Bandar Abbas.
  • Screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian is arrested in Tehran. He is released on 17 February.

February

• 1 February — European militaries are designated as "terrorist groups" by Iran in response to the previous designation on the IRGC.
• 2 February –
  • President Pezeshkian orders the resumption of negotiations with the United States over the nuclear program of Iran.
  • Interior minister Eskandar Momeni and nine other officials are sanctioned by the United Kingdom for their role in crackdown of the 2025–2026 Iranian protests.
  • Ukraine designates the IRGC as a terrorist organization for its role in crackdown of the 2025–2026 Iranian protests and support for Russia in the Russo-Ukranian war.
• 3 February –
  • The US Central Command says that the US-flagged tanker M/V Stena Imperative is subjected to an attempted seizure by Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz that is repelled by US naval forces.
  • An Iranian drone is shot down by US forces in the Arabian Sea. Iranian media says that the drone had been completing a surveillance mission in international waters.
• 4 February – Women are officially permitted to ride motorcycles in Iran.
• 5 February – The IRGC seizes two foreign-flagged oil tankers near Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf.
• 6 February – Indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States regarding the nuclear program of Iran are held in Oman.
• 7 February –
  • An executive order threatening a 25% tariff on states doing business with Iran is signed by US President Donald Trump.
  • Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi is sentenced to 7.5 years' imprisonment and two years of internal exile to Khosf, South Khorasan on charges of "gathering and collusion to commit crimes" and propaganda activities.
• 8–9 February – Four reformist politicians, including Azar Mansouri, Ebrahim Asgharzadeh and Mohsen Aminzadeh, are arrested on charges of attempting to “disrupt the country’s political and social order” and working on behalf of Israel and the United States during the 2025–2026 Iranian protests.
• 11 February – President Pezeshkian apologizes to the nation for the crackdown of the 2025–2026 Iranian protests.
• 17 February – Iran temporarily closes the Strait of Hormuz to conduct live fire exercises.
• 19 February –
  • A British couple detained in Iran since January 2025 are sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment on charges of spying.
  • An aircraft of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force crashes during a training flight in Hamadan province, killing one of the two pilots on board.
• 24 February – A helicopter Panha 2091 of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation crashes into a market in Dorcheh, Isfahan, killing the two crew members on board and two people on the ground.

Deaths

• 3 January – Hushang Ansary, 98, minister of finance (1974–1977) and information (1971–1974), ambassador to the United States (1967–1969).
• 6 January – Saeid Pirdoost, 85, actor (Snake Fang, Son of Adam, Daughter of Eve, Great Award).
• 8 January – Mojtaba Tarshiz, 47, footballer (Shahr Khodro F.C., Sanat Mes Kerman F.C., Gostaresh Foulad F.C.).
• 21 January – Reza Rooygari, 79, actor (Eagles, The Tenants, The Old Bachelor).
• 27 January – Parviz Nouri, 87, film critic, screenwriter and director.
• 30 January – Mohammad-Hadi Abdekhodaei, 87, ayatollah, MP (1980–1988, 1992–1996) and member of the Assembly of Experts (2016–2024).
• 6 February – Nezamoddin Kiaie, 81–82, sound engineer (A Moment of Innocence, I'm Not Angry!).
• 15 February – Enayatollah Bakhshi, 80, actor (Reign of Love, All That Is, Tangna).
• 22 February – Nasser Mohammadifar, 80, brigadier general, commander of the Army Ground Forces (2001–2005).
• 23 February – Ali Babachahi, 83, poet and writer.
• 25 February – Abdul Majid Arfaei, 86, Elamitologist.