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2021 in Iran

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Events in the year 2021 in Iran.

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Ongoing - COVID-19 pandemic in Iran

January

February

  • 16 February – Photojournalist Noushin Jafari is arrested and transferred to Qarchak prison for “spreading propaganda against the state” and “insulting the sanctities.”[3]
  • 22 February – The IRGC block the Eskan border road in Saravan, reportedly opening fire and killing at least 10 people.[3]

March

  • 23 March –
    • Four Kurdish citizens are arrested in Ney village, Marivan, for participating in Nowruz celebrations.[4]
    • Urmia Central Prison authorities reportedly reduce food rations to a quarter and threaten prisoners with seven-month sentence extensions for protesting.[4]

April

  • 6 April – Iran and the U.S. begin indirect negotiations in Vienna around restoring a nuclear deal, as talks with European nations fail to reach agreement.[5]
  • 11 April – Iran announces a blackout at a nuclear facility, suspectedly caused by an Israeli cyberattack.[6]
  • 16 April – Iran begins enriching uranium up to 60%, its highest level ever and approaching weapons-grade levels of 90%.[5]

May

  • 10 May – Iran publicly confirms it is holding talks with Saudi Arabia, pledging to make its best efforts to resolve longstanding regional tensions between the two countries.[7]
  • 20 May – Reports emerge that Iran has begun to form smaller, elite militia groups from Iraqi factions loyal to the Quds Force, shifting from reliance on larger public militias.[8]

June

July

August

September

October

  • 1 October – Iran holds military exercises near the Azerbaijan border amid rising tensions, while criticizing Israel’s foreign minister visiting Bahrain.[16]

November

December

  • 27 December – Iran-U.S. nuclear talks in Vienna are held, focused on lifting international sanctions.[17]
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Deaths

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Ali Ansarian
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Abdolvahab Shahidi
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Abolhassan Banisadr
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Iran Darroudi
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Mahlagha Mallah
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Ardeshir Zahedi
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