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2016 in Iran

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2016
in
Iran

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See also:Other events of 2016
Years in Iran

Incumbents

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Events

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January

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February

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  • February 3 – Authorities arrest former BBC journalist and dual Iranian-British citizen Bahman Daroshafaei.[11]
  • February 10 – Iranian state television broadcasts new images and video of a U.S. sailor crying in custody from the incident in which Iran detained 10 American sailors on January 12. In response, the U.S. Navy says, "The detention of our personnel was outrageous and unacceptable."[12]
  • February 11 – Tens of thousands of Iranians chanting "Death to America and Israel" commemorate the 37th anniversary of the country's 1979 Islamic revolution.[13]
  • February 26Parliament and Assembly of Experts elections take place. It resulted in the reformists and moderates uniting and being elected in joint lists to have a majority over the conservatives in both the Parliament and the Assembly of Experts.

Predicted and Scheduled Events

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August

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Iranian Protesters Ransack Saudi Embassy After Execution of Shiite Cleric". The New York Times. 2 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Reformist Bahar Newspaper Shut Down". Journalism is Not a Crime. 5 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Iranian Soccer Player Jailed Over Photos With Unveiled Women". RFE/RL. 6 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Iran unveils second underground missile, likely to irk U.S." Reuters. 5 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Young Poet Hila Sedighi Arrested at Airport in Tehran, Latest in String of Arrests". ICHRI. 8 January 2016.
  6. ^ "US Navy sailors released unharmed by Iran in less than a day". AP. 13 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Iran Jails Reformist Journalist Reyhaneh Tabatabaei". Journalism is Not a Crime. 12 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Iran Complies With Nuclear Deal; Sanctions Are Lifted". The New York Times. 16 January 2016.
  9. ^ "'Reality is even worse': reformist hopefuls banned from Iran's parliamentary poll". The Guardian. 19 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Iranian Blogger in Ill Health Returns to Prison". Journalism is Not a Crime. 20 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Ex-BBC journalist jailed in Iran before foreign minister's UK visit". The Guardian. 3 February 2016.
  12. ^ "U.S. Navy rebukes Iran after propaganda video shows sailor crying". Navy Times. 10 February 2016. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  13. ^ "Iran Marks Revolution With 'Death to America' Chants". NBC News. 11 February 2016.