List of terrorist attacks in Iran

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The list of terrorist attacks in Iran contains an overview of terrorist attacks that have occurred in Iran .

Explanation

The political or ideological classification of the perpetrators is given in the Political Orientation column : Fascist , racist , nationalist , National Socialist , socialist , communist , anti-imperialist , Islamist ( Shiite , Sunni , Deobandic , Salafist , Wahhabi ), Hindu . If the focus is primarily on state independence or autonomy , the prefix is autonomous , followed by the region or ethnic group and, if applicable, further characteristics of the perpetrators: Armenian , Irish ( Catholic ), Kurdish , Tyrolean , Chechen , Dagestan , Punjab ( Sikhist ), Palestinian .

The number of victims of the attacks are shown in color:

  • unknown number of dead or injured
  • 0 dead or injured
  • 1–19 dead or injured
  • 20–49 dead or injured
  • 50–99 dead or injured
  • 100 and more dead or injured

    • 1978

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    August 12, 1978 Iran Attack in Tehran explosive restaurant 1 45
    19th August 1978 Iran Attack in Abadan People's Mojahedin Islamic-Marxist, nationalist Arson building 422

    1979

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    July 12, 1979 Iran Attack in Tehran Firearms train 9 60
    July 15, 1979 Iran Attack in Khorramshahr autonomist explosive mosque 7th 60
    September 26, 1979 Iran Stop in Mahabad probably Kurdish rebels Grenades 1 20th
    05th October 1979 Iran Attack in Khorramshahr Separatists autonomist explosive bazaar 1 35

    1980

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    February 21, 1980 Iran Attack in Khorramshahr explosive 5 39
    April 10, 1980 Iran Attack in Abadan explosive Water supply systems 1 20th
    April 16, 1980 Iran Attack in Abadan explosive 6th 38
    June 24, 1980 Iran Stop in Ahvaz explosive 11 56
    July 23, 1980 Iran Attack in Tehran Forqan Group Islamist, anti-imperialist, anti-capitalist explosive Underground car park in the shopping arcade 6th 100
    July 30, 1980 Iran Stop in Ahvaz explosive hotel 7th 30th
    04th August 1980 Iran Attack in Hamadan Organization for Purging the Majlis religious explosive mosque 0 21st

    1981

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    0April 3, 1981 Iran Attack in Qom explosive mosque 0 23
    April 25, 1981 Iran Attack in Kermanshah Car bomb Bus stop 7th 35
    June 23, 1981 Iran Attack in Gilan explosive railway station 6th 50
    June 28, 1981 Iran Attack in Tehran People's Mojahedin Islamic-Marxist, nationalist Explosive device IRP meeting 74
    0September 1, 1981 Iran Attack in Tehran Automatic rifles Police bus 20th 7th
    17th October 1981 Iran Attack in Shiraz Arson bus 2 30th

    1982

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    February 22, 1982 Iran Attack in Tehran Car bomb, explosives barracks 26th 121
    0September 6, 1982 Iran Attack in Tehran probably People's Mujahideen Islamic-Marxist Car bomb shopping mall 20th 100
    20th September 1982 Iran Attack in Tehran Explosive device Bus stop 1 20th
    0October 1, 1982 Iran Attack in Tehran Car bomb Naqsh-e Jahan 60 700

    1984

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    23rd August 1984 Iran Attack in Tehran Mujahadin Khalq explosive railway station 18th 300 First Gulf War
    December 25, 1984 Iran Attack in Tehran Car bomb hotel 6th 50

    1985

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    May 12, 1985 Iran Attack in Tehran Car bomb bazaar 15th 50

    1986

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    0July 8, 1986 Iran Attack in Tehran explosive Tea shop 0 37
    August 16, 1986 Iran Attack in Qom Car bomb mosque 13 100
    August 19, 1986 Iran Attack in Tehran Car bomb 20th

    1994

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    March 18, 1994 Iran Attack in Khuzestan People's Mujahedin Islamic-Marxist Automatic firearm (s), explosives, mortars soldiers 0 150
    March 18, 1994 Iran Attack in Khuzestan People's Mujahedin Islamic-Marxist Automatic firearm (s) Military unit 0 60
    June 20, 1994 Iran Attack in Mashhad explosive Imam Reza Shrine 70 100

    2005

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    June 12, 2005 Iran Stop in Ahvaz Car bombs Government buildings, civilians 8th 85
    October 15, 2005 Iran Stop in Ahvaz 2 explosives Market, civilians 4th 102

    2006

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    March 16, 2006 Iran Stop near Zahedan Jundollah Sunni-Islamist, Baloch nationalist Road blockade, kidnapping Government officials 22nd 7th

    2008

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    April 12, 2008 Iran Attack in Shiraz Jihadi Movement of the Sunna People of Iran Explosive device mosque 12 200
    December 29, 2008 Iran Stop near Saravan Jundollah Salafist, Baloch nationalist, anti-government Suicide bomber police officers 1 (+1) 20th

    2009

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    May 29, 2009 Iran Attack in Zahedan Explosive device mosque 20th 50
    October 18, 2009 Iran Attack in Sistan and Balochistan Jundollah Sunni-Islamist, Baloch nationalist Suicide bomber Tribal meeting 34 (+1) 25th

    2010

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    July 15, 2010 Iran Attack in Zahedan Mohammad Rigi, Abdolbasset Rigi ( Dschundollah ) Salafist-jihadist, anti-government, Baloch nationalist 2 suicide bombers Mosque, assembly 28 (+2) 300+
    September 22, 2010 Iran Stop in Mahabad Explosive device Civilians 12 81
    December 15, 2010 Iran Attack in Tehran Jundollah Sunni-Islamist, Baloch nationalist Suicide bomber Civilians 39 (+1) 50

    2015

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    07th August 2015 Iran Attack in Marivan Military base 20th 0

    2017

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    0June 7, 2017 Iran Attack in Tehran IS Salafist, Wahhabi 6 suicide bombers with assault rifles and small arms Mausoleum, parliament building, civilians 11 (+6) 52

    2018

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    22nd September 2018 Iran Stop in Ahvaz Ahvaz National Resistance / IS / Patriotic Arab Democratic Movement autonomist / Salafist, Wahhabi Firearms Military parade 25 (+5) 70 Arab separatism in Khuzestan
    0December 6, 2018 Iran Attack in Tschahbahar Ansar Al-Furqan salafist Suicide bomber with car bomb, firearms Police station 2 (+1) 42 Baluchistan conflict

    2019

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    February 13, 2019 Iran Attack in Sistan and Balochistan Jaish ul-Adl salafist Suicide bomber with a car bomb Military bus 27 (+1) 13 Baluchistan conflict

    Individual evidence

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    6. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197910050004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on October 15, 2018 .
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    14. ^ Organization for Purging the Majlis in Tracking Terrorism. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
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