Events in the year 2017 in the Islamic Republic of Iran. President Hassan Rouhani provides a tribute to the Tehran terrorist attack's victims during the 9 June 2017 funeral. January 8 – Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, one of the founding fathers of the Islamic Republic who was the fourth President of Iran, dies.

The protests in Iran erupted on 28 December 2017. Several crowds were seen protesting across Iran, including in Mashhad, the second most populous city, as well as a several hundred person protest in Tehran, the capital.

Dec 30, 2017 · CNN spoke with experts about the ongoing unrest in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Why is this happening? The protests, which began Thursday night, are a reaction to Iran’s sputtering economy,...

The 2017 Tehran attacks were a series of two simultaneous terrorist attacks that occurred on 7 June 2017 that were carried out by five terrorists belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against the Iranian Parliament building and the Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini, both in Tehran, Iran, leaving 17 civilians dead and 43 wounded.

Dec 29, 2017 · Anti-government demonstrations that began in Iran on Thursday have now spread to several major cities. Large numbers reportedly turned out in Rasht, in the north, and Kermanshah, in the west,...

Apr 27, 2020 · In November 2019, new protests erupted across Iran, sparked by a surprise tripling of fuel prices. These protests were, analytically speaking, a continuation of the nationwide protests that took...

the 2017/18 protests demonstrate, the century-old struggle of Iranians against tyranny and for democracy continues unabated. 4 In November 2019, new protests erupted across Iran, sparked by a...

Iran provided arms, financing, and training to Syrian militias, and recruited Iraqi, Afghan, and Pakistani Shia fighters to support the Assad regime.

Iranian dual nationals and citizens returning from abroad were at particular risk of arrest by intelligence authorities, accused of being “Western agents.” Despite an initial slowdown in executions...

Presidential elections were held in Iran on 19 May 2017 alongside local elections. Candidate registration took place from 11 to 15 April 2017. Incumbent president Hassan Rouhani was eligible to run for re-election.