March 14 – Iranian voters go to the polls in the legislative election. Nearly 90 percent of reformist candidates have been disqualified from the election.[2]
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]
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^"Photographer of dessert terrains Nikol Faridani dies". 6 February 2008.
^"Architect's goal was to house the poor". Los Angeles Times. 12 March 2008.
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