Key events in Iran since revolution

September 28th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran has successfully test-fired a series of indigenously built Shahab missiles that have a maximum range of about 2,000 km, a media report said Monday. Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has test-fired Shahab-1, Shahab-2 and Shahab-3 missiles as part of a military exercise called The Great Prophet IV that started Sunday, the Press TV said.

September 24th, 2009 NEW YORK - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has offered the US and other Western powers access to scientists working in his country's nuclear programme, according to a report by the Washington Post Thursday. The offer - a confidence-building measure - was broached by Ahmadinejad while speaking with Post editors at the United Nations Wednesday.

August 23rd, 2009 TEHRAN - Twenty-six militants were killed in fighting with the security forces in northwestern Iran, Fars News agency reported Sunday. The anti-insurgency operation was carried out near the border with Turkey by the Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in which 26 militants were killed, said Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour.

August 2nd, 2009 Key reformist figures on trial in IranA look at some of the prominent reformist political figures facing trial in Iran: Mohammad Ali Abtahi: Served as vice president during President Mohammad Khatami's two terms, 1997-2005. Broke from Khatami during the recent elections and backed a former parliament speaker, Mahdi Karroubi, another pro-reform candidate.

July 4th, 2009 A leader of Hungary's 1956 revolution diesBUDAPEST, Hungary — Bela Kiraly, one of the military leaders of Hungary's short-lived anti-Soviet revolution in 1956, has died, the government said. He was 97. A brief defense ministry statement provided no other details, including the cause of death or where and when it occurred.

June 19th, 2009 Supreme leader: Iran vote was "definitive victory"TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's supreme leader said Friday that there was "definitive victory" and no rigging in disputed presidential elections, offering no concession to protesters demanding the vote be canceled and held again. In his first public address since demonstrators flooded the streets, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said protests should cease and the opposition must pursue its complaints within the confines of the cleric-led ruling system.

June 15th, 2009 US called 'deeply troubled' by events in IranWASHINGTON — The State Department says the U.S. is deeply troubled by reports of violence and arrests in Iran following the disputed outcome of its presidential election.

February 9th, 2009 TEHRAN - State-organised mass demonstrations started Tuesday throughout Iran, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the revolution that established the Islamic Republic in Iran. According to state media, millions of people nationwide and hundreds of thousands in the capital Tehran will attend the rallies to show their solidarity with the Islamic administration.

February 9th, 2009 TEHRAN - More than 100 foreign ambassadors and representatives have attended a celebration to mark 30 years of Iran's Islamic Revolution, the official IRNA news agency reported Tuesday. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki lauded the diplomats for participating in the celebration Monday with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the report said.

February 9th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Iran is ready to talk in 'fair atmosphere' with the US. Ahmadinejad made the remarks in a speech marking the 30th anniversary of the victory of Iran's Islamic Revolution.

February 9th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tuesday said his country was ready for dialogue with the US provided the talks were based on mutual respect and conducted in a fair atmosphere, the official IRNA news agency reported. 'Iranian nation welcomes true changes; Iranian nation is ready for dialogue in a fair atmosphere and mutual respect,' he said at a rally organised in Tehran's Azadi (liberty) Square to mark the 30th anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Iran.

February 9th, 2009 TABRIZ - The Hamas movement fighting the Israeli security forces to establish an independent Palestinian state has said that Iran's Islamic Revolution inspired the group to continue its struggle. Abu Osama Abd al-Muati, Hamas representative in Tehran, said Iran's successful Islamic revolution of the 1970s inspired the Palestinian people to continue its fight against the Israeli occupation in their territories.

February 3rd, 2009 TEHRAN - Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has complimented Iranian scientists for their success in sending the first domestically-produced satellite into orbit, IRNA reported. In a message Tuesday in response to a letter from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Ayatollah Khamenei expressed appreciation for the efforts of Iranian officials and scientists 'for their efforts which made such a praiseworthy move possible'.

January 31st, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran Sunday celebrated the 30th anniversary of the 1979 revolution by paying tribute to the late supreme leader and architect of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. At the beginning of the festivities, which were this year held one day earlier due to the Persian leap year, current supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei visited the shrine of his predecessor as well as the graves of martyrs of the Islamic revolution and the 1980-88 war against Iraq.

January 30th, 2009 TEHRAN - Ten days of fastivities began in Iran Saturday to mark the 30th anniversary of Islamic revolution and the homecoming of the country's revolutionary father Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini after 15 years of exile. School bells across the country rang Saturday morning to mark the return of Khomeini who led the revolution to overthrow the shah, who ruled Iran for almost four decades, the official IRNA news agency reported.