PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1956Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1975Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1979Independence1 April 1979 (Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed); notable earlier dates: ca. 550 B.C. (Achaemenid or Persian Empire established); A.D. 1501 (Iran reunified under the Safavid dynasty); 1794 (beginning of Qajar dynasty); 12 December 1925 (modern Iran established under the PAHLAVI dynasty)CIA World Factbook
- 1979First UNESCO World Heritage siteTchogha ZanbilUNESCO World Heritage
- 1994Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 2005First space object launchedSinah-1GCAT
- 2024Most recent legislative election2024-03-01IPU Parline
- 2025Most recent World Heritage inscriptionPrehistoric Sites of the Khorramabad ValleyUNESCO World Heritage
- 2026Most recent space launchGCAT
