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.

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.
• 7 February – An executive order threatening a 25% tariff on states doing business with Iran is signed by US President Donald Trump.

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).