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2020 in Iran

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Years in Iran

Events in the year 2020 in Iran.

Incumbents

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Events

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January

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Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752

February

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May

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June

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  • 25 June - The first of the 2020 Iran explosions occurs
  • 26 June - An explosion occurred at a Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group facility outside of Tehran, which houses the Khojir missile facility.[13][14]

July

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  • 2 July - The Natanz incident occurred, wherein the centrifuge assembly center at the Natanz nuclear site was destroyed.[15]

December

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  • 3 December - Iran surpasses 1 million cases of COVID-19.[16]

Deaths

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Qasem Soleimani
Eskandar Firouz
Houshang Zarif
Farzaneh Taidi
Najaf Daryabandari
Marjan
Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz
Khosrow Sinai
Bahman Mofid
Mohammad Reza Shajarian

References

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  1. ^ O'Connor, Tom; Laporta, James (January 2, 2020). "Iraq Militia Officials, Iran's QUDS Force Head Killed in U.S. Drone Strike". Newsweek. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Stampede kills dozens mourning Iranian general slain by U.S." Los Angeles Times. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
  3. ^ "Iran attacks bases housing US troops". CNN. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  4. ^ "'No survivors' after Ukrainian airliner crashes near Tehran". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Arrest of Ambassador to Iran: Foreign Secretary statement". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  6. ^ Anti-government protests as Iran admits downing Ukraine plane. Iran admitted on Saturday that ‘human error’ led to shooting down flight 752, Jan 12, 2020.
  7. ^ Iran's only female Olympic medalist appears to defect, criticizes regime By Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 12 Jan 2020 Iran’s Only Female Olympic Medalist Says She Has Permanently Left The Country By Sanjana Karanth, HuffPost, 12 Jan 2020
  8. ^ Masked gunmen kill local commander of Iran's security forces, Associated Press, January 22, 2020.
  9. ^ "Parliamentary Elections Set for Feb. 2020". financialtribune.com. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  10. ^ Iran's coronavirus death toll rises to 43, 593 people infected Reuters, 29 Feb 2020
  11. ^ "Iran navy 'friendly fire' incident kills 19 sailors in Gulf of Oman". BBC News. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  12. ^ "ارتش ایران: ۱۹ نفر در حادثه شناور کنارک کشته و ۱۵ نفر مجروح شدند" (in Persian). BBC Persian. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  13. ^ Gambrell, Jon (June 27, 2020). "Satellite image: Iran blast was near suspected missile site". The Associated Press. The gas storage area sits near what analysts describe as Iran's Khojir missile facility. The explosion appears to have struck a facility for the Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group, which makes solid-propellant rockets
  14. ^ Sanger, David E.; Bergman, Ronen; Fassihi, Farnaz (June 29, 2020). "After Iranian Missile Facility Blows Up, Conspiracy Theories Abound in Tehran". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020. Ronen Solomon of IntelliTimes, an intelligence blog, who was among the first to identify the Khojir missile facility as the site of the explosion, noted that it did "little damage." But he noted it was "a vast facility," and as part of the Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group, it has been the target of American economic sanctions.
  15. ^ Hafezi, Parisa (July 5, 2020). Georgy, Michael; Clarke, David (eds.). "Fire at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility caused significant damage: spokesman". Reuters. A fire at Iran's underground Natanz nuclear facility has caused significant damage that could slow the development of advanced centrifuges used to enrich uranium, an Iranian nuclear official said on Sunday. Iran's top security body said on Friday that the cause of the fire that broke out on Thursday had been determined but would be announced later.
  16. ^ "Iran's Virus Cases Surpass 1 Million Since Start of Pandemic". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 2021-01-02. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  17. ^ Graham, Chris; Ensor, Josie; Sabur, Rozina; Allen, Nick (3 January 2020). "Qassim Soleimani, head of Iran's elite Quds Force, assassinated in US airstrike at Baghdad airport". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Actor, filmmaker Yervand Manaryan dead at 96". armenpress.am. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  19. ^ "Iran's ex-ambassador to Vatican dies of coronavirus". Middle East Monitor. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  20. ^ "از ماشین‌شویی در مشهد تا دریافت نشان امپراتوری بریتانیا". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  21. ^ "Veteran actress Malakeh Ranjbar dies at 81". Tehran Times. 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  22. ^ Staff, IFP Editorial (2020-03-01). "World's Strongest Paralympian Siamand Rahman Dies at 31". Iran Front Page. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  23. ^ [1] Archived 2021-07-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Persian)
  24. ^ "دیپلمات سابق ایران بر اثر ابتلا به کرونا درگذشت؛ حال فاطمه رهبر "وخیم" اعلام شد". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  25. ^ Eskandar Firouz, father of Iran’s environment protection, dies at 93
  26. ^ "Coronavirus: Iranian MP Fatemeh Rahbar dies of virus as more cases reported". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  27. ^ "Iranian General Shabani dies from Covid-19". Borneo Post Online. 2020-03-14. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  28. ^ "سردار ناصر شعبانی درگذشت- اخبار سیاسی - اخبار تسنیم - Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم - Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  29. ^ "پیشکسوت وزنه‌برداری درگذشت" [The veteran of weightlifting died] (in Persian). The Islamic Republic News Agency. 2020-03-15. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  30. ^ "فریبرز رئیس دانا، اقتصاددان، بر اثر ابتلا به کرونا درگذشت" [Chief economist Fariborz Dana died of coronary heart disease] (in Persian). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  31. ^ "Former Iran MP Hamid Kahram dies from coronavirus". 20 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  32. ^ "Ex-Iran cyclist Behrouz Rahbar dies". 25 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  33. ^ "هنرمند نقاش و معمار شناخته شدۀ ارمنی‌ تبار در اثر بیماری کرونا درگذشت" [A well-known Armenian painter and architect died of coronary artery disease] (in Persian). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  34. ^ "فرزانه تأییدی، بازیگر سینما و تئاتر در تبعید درگذشت" [Cinema and theater actress Farzaneh Approved died in exile] (in Persian). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  35. ^ "نایب قهرمان اسبق بازیهای آسیایی درگذشت" [The former vice champion of Asian Games died]. Fars News Agency (in Persian). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  36. ^ Ayatollah Amini passes away at 95
  37. ^ "Renowned Iranian translator passes away". 5 May 2020.
  38. ^ Iran’s OPEC governor Kazempour Ardebili dies of brain hemorrhage
  39. ^ Marjan, Iranian actress and singer who became symbol of rebellion, dies at 71
  40. ^ Actor Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz dies at 90
  41. ^ Scottish archaeologist David Stronach, famed for intensive Iranian studies, dies at 89
  42. ^ Iranian film director Khosrow Sinai dies of COVID-19
  43. ^ Ex-Iran wrestler Navaei passes away
  44. ^ “Qeisar” star Bahman Mofid passes on at 78
  45. ^ Siah Armajani, Ceaselessly Imaginative Artist with a Belief in the Power of Public Art, Is Dead at 81