Historical period
Post-war period and current leadership
5 June 1989 — 20 March 2027
Part ofIslamic Republic of Iran
Events in this period
- 15 August 1979The armed attack on Paveh; the beginning of the conflicts of the 1980s.
- 16 August 1979The approval of the Press Law by the Revolutionary Council; a tool for controlling the media.
- 20 August 1979The Kurdistan crisis and the dispatch of forces to Sanandaj.
- 25 August 1979Kayhan Newspaper Headlines; The Tense Atmosphere After the Revolution
- 15 August 1990Saddam Hussein's Acceptance of the Algiers Accord; A Shift in Regional Equations
- 26 August 1990The passing of Mehdi Akhavan Sales; the prominent contemporary poet.
- 17 August 1991The approval of the home and land ownership program; a promise that remained on paper.
- 25 August 1991The declaration of independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union.
- 26 August 1997The passing of Bijan Najdi; the author of "The Leopards Who Have Run With Me" .
- 23 August 1999The registration of the Akhund Hamedan Seminary in the list of national heritage sites.
- 16 August 2000The arrest of journalists on the eve of the press crackdown.
- 24 August 2008The crash of Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895; 168 killed.
- 17 August 2009Mass arrests of protesters after the 2009 elections.
- 25 August 2011The devastating flood in Chenaran; dozens killed and hundreds left homeless.
- 25 August 2015Kourosh Safavi, the actor of cinema and theatre, has passed away.
- 26 August 2017Hassan Yazdani's championship at the World Freestyle Wrestling Championships.
- 23 August 2018The Chama Ice Cave incident; the death of tourists in Kuhrang.
- 26 August 2018The re-election of Mohsen Hashemi as the head of the Tehran City Council.
- 25 August 2019The passing of Mohammad Ali Keshavarz; veteran actor of cinema and television.
- 24 August 2020The Peak of the Second Wave; Over 20,000 Dead
- 25 August 2020Widespread reflection of the Keyvan Emamverdi case.
- 15 August 2021The fall of Kabul and the domination of the Taliban in Afghanistan
- 25 August 2021Scattered protests over the economic situation on the eve of the elections.
- 12 August 2022Attack on Salman Rushdie and its reflection in Iran