This is a list of massacres in Iran.

NameDateLocationDeathsPerpetratorsNotesDestruction of PersepolisFebruary 330 BCPersepolisUnknownAncient Macedonian armyCivilian population and captives slaughtered at random upon conquest of the city. City burned to the ground in May 330 BC.Massacre of the CossaeiDecember 324 BC / Early 323 BCZagros MountainsLikely 100s–1000Ancient Macedonian armyAlexander the Great put the entire Iranian Cossaei people to the sword in forty days. Unknown death toll but most likely a few hundred to a thousand.Istakhr massacre651Istakhr40,000Rashidun CaliphatePart of the Arab conquest of PersiaMongol mass-killings1219–1258Khwarazmian Empire10,000,000–15,000,000Mongol Empire75%–90% of Iranian population killedSiege of Isfahan (1387)1387Isfahan70,000–200,000Timurid EmpireMassacre at the Russian Embassy in Tehran30 January 1829Tehran, Qajar Iran54Persian Mujahideen, Employees of the British mission in IranMass murder of members of the Russian embassy and the Armenian refugees they sheltered. Subsequently, the Mujahideen killed almost the entire Russian embassy1870 Shushtar Massacre1870ShushtarUnknown, possibly hundreds or thousandsGovernor of KhuzestanMuch of the local Mandaean community of Shushtar was killed at the Borj-e-Ayar dam against the will of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar. The site of this killing is often locally referred to as "band-i subbī kosh" (Dam of the Mandaean Massacre) for this reason. By 1877, only two Mandaean families remained in Shushtar.1903 Isfahan anti-Baháʼí riots1903IsfahanUnknownCrowds1910 Shiraz blood libel30 October 1910Shiraz12Angry mobsAnti-Jewish pogromOttoman genocide of Assyrians during the Persian Campaign1914–1918North-west Iran12,000 Ottoman EmpireAccording to The New York TimesHaftevan massacre1915Haftevan, Iran750–800 Assyrians and Armenians Ottoman Empire, Kurds Ottoman forces and Kurdish collaborators attacked the Assyrian village of Haftevan in northwestern Iran, and killed between 750 and 800 Assyrians and Armenians.Goharshad Mosque rebellionAugust 1935Goharshad Mosque151-5,00015 Khordad incident5 June 1963Tehran and Qom86 dead and 205 wounded Imperial Army of Iran, Shahrbani, SAVAKPart of the prelude to the Iranian Revolution.Moin, Baqer (2000). Khomeini, Life of an Ayatollah. New_York_City: St._Martin's_Press. pp. 111–113. .Islamic Revolution7 January 1978 – 11 February 1979Iran Several thousands2,000-3,000 ()532-2,781 ()60,000+ () Imperial Army of Iran1978 Qom protest9 January 1978Qom5-300 Imperial Army of IranPart of the 1979 Iranian revolutionCinema Rex fire19 August 1978Abadan377–470Islamic militantsPart of the 1979 Iranian revolutionBlack Friday8 September 1978Tehran118 Imperial Army of IranPart of the 1979 Iranian revolutionHaft-e Tir bombing28 June 1981Tehran74 MEK74 people were killed in a bombing targeting a meeting of leaders of the Islamic Republican Party at the party's headquarters1981 Iranian Prime Minister's office bombing30 August 1981Tehran8 Masoud Keshmiri (agent of MEK)1981–1982 Iran massacres1981–1982Iran3,500+Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran3,500+ executedChemical bombing of Sardasht28 June 1987Sardasht, West Azerbaijan130 IraqIraq dropped mustard gas bombs on Sardasht, West Azerbaijan, In two separate bombing runs on four residential areas, the attack killed 130 people and injured 8,000Bombing of Kermanshah's park shelter16 March 1988Kermanshah, Kermanshah province76 Iraq76 persons—mostly women/children—who were in the shelter, were killed and more than 200 persons were injuredIran Air Flight 6553 July 1988Strait of Hormuz, near Qeshm Island290A civilian passenger Airliner was shot down by the United States Navy, killing all on board which included 66 children. In 1996, the US agreed to pay 62 million dollars in compensation to the victims families and those affected.1988 executions of Iranian political prisonersJuly–December 1988Iran2,800–30,000+Government forcesShahrooz, K. (2007). "With revolutionary rage and rancor: a preliminary report on the 1988 massacre of Iran's political prisoners". Harv. Hum. Rts. J. 227 (20). The facts outlined in Part I indicate that the 1988 executions were both "widespread" and "systematic.[…] credible estimates range from 2800 to 5000 executions.Per People's Mojahedin: Since June 1981-1989, some 90,000 Iranian citizens killed and another 150,000 jailed or tortured by the ayatollah. Sources: Joe Spear, Khomeini, the lunatic. Ludington Daily News, Mar 17, 1989; In Iran, The Terror And Torture Go On. The Washington Post. July 21, 1990.Chain murders of Iran1988–1998Iran and abroad80+Government of the Islamic Republic of IranBoth in Iran as well as external operations abroad, including the assassinations of Fereydoun Farrokhzad and Shapour BakhtiarImam Reza shrine bombing20 June 1994Mashhad25–26Ramzi Yousef, Abdul Shakoor, MEK, Al-Haraka al-Islamiya al-Iraniya70–200 injured2009 Pishin bombing18 October 2009Pishin, Sistan and Baluchestan Province43Jundallah43 people died in the attack, in the province of Sistan and Baluchistan, and dozens more injured2010 Khorasan shootout2 January 2010South Khorasan Province10Drug smugglers2017 Tehran attacks7 June 2017Tehran18 ISIS2019 Khash–Zahedan suicide bombing13 February 2019Kurin27 Jaish ul-AdlMahshahr massacre16–20 November 2019Mahshahr40–148 Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsKilling of protesters during 2019–2020 Iranian protestsSaravan massacre22 February 2021Saravan10 Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsIRGC forces blocked a road used by local fuel truckers. As residents tried to confront the military over the roadblock, the army opened fire. The shootings, which killed at least 10 people (one of them a 17-year-old child), sparked outrage and triggered the 2021–2022 Sistan and Baluchestan protests. Mostazafan Foundation shooting14 May 2022Ilam province4Unidentified former employeeA former employee of the Mostazafan Foundation killed 3 workers and injured 5 more with a firearm. He later committed suicide.2022 Shah Cheragh attack26 October 2022Shiraz, Fars province16 ISISMass shooting at Shah Cheragh mosque. Authorities stated that the attackers were not Iranian nationals.Attack on Izeh market16 November 2022Izeh, Khuzestan province7Iranian security forcesPart of Mahsa Amini protests. Violent crackdown on locals and protesters, 7 killed and 15+ injured2024 Kerman bombings3 January 2024Kerman103Islamic State – Khorasan ProvinceA double suicide bombing occurred on the fourth anniversary of Qasem Soleimani's assassination during a commemorative ceremony.Kerman Shooting21 January 2024Kerman5Unidentified soldierA soldier opened fire inside a barracks dormitory, killing five of his comrades.2024 Saravan killings27 January 2024Saravan9Unidentified gunmenKillings of nine Pakistani workers by unknown assailantsFaryab shooting17 February 2024Mazraeh Imam, Faryab, Kerman13Bahram JeshanpurTwelve people are killed after 30-year-old Bahram Jeshanpur opened fire on his relatives during a family dispute at a village of Mazraeh Imam in Faryab, Kerman province. The gunman was later shot and killed by police in a nearby villageIsraeli strikes on Evin prison23 June 2025Evin, Tehran71–79 Israel Defense ForcesPar of the Twelve-Day War. Israel struck Evin prison, killing 79 including inmates, families of prisoners, conscript prison guards, doctors, social workers, a lawyer, a 5-year-old child, and residents of the area.2026 Iran massacresDecember 2025–presentIran 7,007–36,500+ Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Basij, Police Command, government forces, and State-sponsored militiasPart of the 2025–2026 Iranian protests and 2026 Iran War. The Iranian government perpetrated mass killings during an internet blackout to suppress pro-democracy protestors, resulting in 7,007 confirmed deaths per HRANA, with a total death toll potentially reaching over 36,500 people.2026 Minab school attack28 February 2026Minab 168–180The attack was part of a series of American airstrikes during the 2026 Iran war. The victims were primarily schoolchildren. Investigations by The New York Times, CBC and NPR among others concluded that the United States was likely responsible for the strike.2026 Lamerd sports hall attack28 february 2026Lamerd21 A sport hall in Lamerd was bombed, killing 21 civilians and injuring at least 100

See also List of massacres of Nizaris

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