The following lists events that happened during 2008 in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

2008
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Iran

Decades:
See also:Other events of 2008
Years in Iran

Incumbents

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Events

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February

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March

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August

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  • August 12 – The United States Department of the Treasury imposes sanctions on five Iranian companies for assisting the development of the nuclear program of Iran.[4]
  • August 17 – Iran announces it has launched a satellite launch-capable Safir rocket.[5]

Notable deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "Iranians inaugurate space project". BBC News. 4 February 2008.
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  4. ^ "U.S. sanctions five Iranian groups over nuclear work". Reuters. 12 August 2008. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Iran launches satellite carrier". 17 August 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  6. ^ "M a K T U O B | Mohajerani | Diary".
  7. ^ "Khorasan bids farewell to legendary musician Qorban Soleimani". 21 January 2008.
  8. ^ "احمد بورقانی، نماینده سابق مجلس ایران، درگذشت" [Ahmad Bourghani, a former member of the Iranian parliament, has died] (in Persian). BBCPersian.com. 2 February 2008. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  9. ^ "Photographer of dessert terrains Nikol Faridani dies". 6 February 2008.
  10. ^ "Architect's goal was to house the poor". Los Angeles Times. 12 March 2008.
  11. ^ "Obituary: Shusha Guppy". TheGuardian.com. 24 March 2008.
  12. ^ "Obituary: Maryam Firouz". TheGuardian.com. 31 March 2008.
  13. ^ "Iranian author Parvin Dowlatabadi dies at 84". Archived from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
  14. ^ "The Rt Rev Hassan Dehqani-Tafti".
  15. ^ Martin, Douglas (20 October 2008). "Ardeshir Mohassess, Iranian Cartoonist, is Dead at 70". The New York Times.
  16. ^ "Woman Scholar of the Islamic World dies at 72". 25 October 2008.
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