Events in the year 2022 in Iran, which is dominated by protests. The situation in Iran remains complex and challenging, as the country has long defied international norms and supported militants abroad. In 2018, the Trump administration withdrew from the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran and imposed sanctions as part of a "maximum pressure" campaign. In 2020, Iran recalculated its strategy after the US killed a top Iranian commander. In 2021, the Biden administration attempted to revive the nuclear deal, but talks were deadlocked as of fall 2022. Protests over human rights abuses and the death of a detained Kurd in September 2022 evolved into calls for the end of the Islamic Republic. The US Institute of Peace works to inform policymakers on Iran and provide a forum for virtual diplomacy. It offers expert analysis, briefings for lawmakers, and resources for the public.

Incumbents

* Supreme Leader of Iran:

Ali Khamenei Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei ( fa, سید علی حسینی خامنه‌ای, ; born 19 April 1939) is a Twelver Shia ''marja and the second and current Supreme Leader of Iran, in office since 1989. He was previously the third president o ...

* President of Iran: Ebrahim Raisi * Speaker of the Parliament: Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf * Chief Justice: Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i

Events

Ongoing -

2021–2022 Iranian protests Protests erupted on 15 July to protest the water shortages and crisis, but quickly were met with police violence and brutality. " Bloody Aban", November 2021 saw further protests due to water shortages but various other protests and strikes ...

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2022 Iranian food protests In 2022, ongoing protests caused by the murder of Mahsa Amini in Iran escalated into nationwide civil unrest as a result of government price hikes on staple foods including bread and pasta. The protests were part of a countrywide wave of pro ...

and Mahsa Amini protests); Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency *16 March - Anoosheh Ashoori and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe released from prison *5 April - Imam Reza shrine stabbings *23 May -

Abadan building collapse On 23 May 2022, the Metropol building, a ten-story residential and commercial building in Abadan, Iran, collapsed while under construction. , at least 41 people had died and 37 others were injured in the incident, according to Iranian state medi ...

*8 June -

2022 South Khorasan train derailment On 8 June 2022 a train collided with an excavator in South Khorasan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey ...

*2 July -

2022 Hormozgan earthquakes The 2022 Hormozgan earthquakes were a pair of doublet earthquakes that struck southern Iran on 1 July, 2022. The earthquakes, which occurred around two hours apart, killed seven people and injured dozens more. Tectonic setting Hormozgan province ...

*16 September - Guidance Patrol officers beat 22-year old Mahsa Amini to death in Tehran for not wearing her

hijab In modern usage, hijab ( ar, حجاب, translit=ḥijāb, ) generally refers to headcoverings worn by Muslim women. Many Muslims believe it is obligatory for every female Muslim who has reached the age of puberty to wear a head covering. While ...

properly, sparking major protests across the country. *30 September -

2022 Zahedan massacre The Zahedan massacre, also known as Bloody Friday (),⁣ was a series of violent crackdowns starting with protesters gathering and chanting in front of a police station near the Great Mosalla of Zahedan, Iran on 30 September 2022 leading to many ...

*5 October - 2022 West Azerbaijan earthquake *15 October -

Evin Prison fire On 15 October 2022, starting around 10:00 local time, a series of incidents including a fire, explosions and automatic gun battles occurred in the Evin Prison in Tehran, Iran, continuing through to early morning 16 October 2022. At least eight ...

*26 October - Shah Cheragh massacre

Deaths

*16 September – Mahsa Amini, 22, victim of

police brutality Police brutality is the excessive and unwarranted use of force by law enforcement against an individual or a group. It is an extreme form of police misconduct and is a civil rights violation. Police brutality includes, but is not limited to, ...

(b.

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

) *20 September –

Minoo Majidi Minoo Majidi (1960 – 20 September 2022) was a 62-year-old Iranian woman who was killed by Iranian authorities during the September 2022 Iranian protests. Life Minoo Majidi was an Iranian woman of Kurdish ethnicity who was born in 1960 in a ...

, 62, shot to death during the Mahsa Amini protests (b.

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

) *20 September – Nika Shakarami, 16, abducted (on that date) and later reported dead during the Mahsa Amini protests (b.

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

) *21 September –

Hadis Najafi Hadis Najafi ( fa, حدیث نجفی, January 5, 2000 – September 21, 2022) was an Iranian woman who died after being struck by gunfire in Mehrshahr, Karaj, during the 2022 Iranian protests following the death of Mahsa Amini. Her death has ...

, 22, shot to death during the Mahsa Amini protests (b.

) *23 September – Sarina Esmailzadeh, 16, beaten to death during the Mahsa Amini protests (b.

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

) *12 October – Asra Panahi, 15, beaten to death during the Mahsa Amini protests (b.

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

) *23 October –

Amou Haji Amou Haji (; 20 August 1928 – 23 October 2022) was an Iranian man known for not bathing for more than 60 years. Description Amou Haji was not his real name, but a nickname given to elderly people. He lived in a shack and a hole in the grou ...

, 94, man who did not wash for over 60 years (b.

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...

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