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Events in the year 2017 in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Incumbents

• Supreme Leader of Iran: Ali Khamenei
• President of Iran: Hassan Rouhani
• Parliament of Iran: Ali Larijani
• Judiciary System of Iran: Sadeq Larijani

Events

January

• January 8 – Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, one of the founding fathers of the Islamic Republic who was the fourth President of Iran, dies.
• January 10 – The state funeral of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in Tehran is attended by millions.
• January 19 – The Plasco Building in Tehran, which was once Iran's tallest building, collapses in a fire.

May

• May 3 – The Zemestan-Yurt coal mine disaster occurs in Golestan Province, with forty-two individuals dying.
• May 19 – President Hassan Rouhani wins re-election against rival Ebrahim Raisi in the national elections, with 57.14% of the vote going to Rouhani.

June

• June 7 – Terrorist attacks in Tehran leaves eighteen civilians killed and fifty-two others injured, with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group claiming responsibility.
• June 9 - Official state funeral for victims of the Tehran attacks is held and attended by multiple Iranian officials.
• June 10 - ISIL operational commander and mastermind of the terrorist events dies at the hands of security forces.

July

• July 15 - Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian mathematician and a professor of mathematics at Stanford University, dies.
• July 28 - Successful Launch of Simorgh Satellite and opening Emam Khomeini Space Station

September

October

• October 2 – Iran nuclear deal cover by Russia official, US ambassador to UN warns, Russia is backing shield prevent passed to an agreement.

November

• November 12 – A magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes Iran near the border with Iraq, killing at least 630 people and injuring 8,100 others.

December

• December 28 - The 2017 Iranian protests begin.
• December 29 - Protesters take to the streets for a second day against the government in several cities.^[1]
• December 30 - Two protesters are reportedly shot dead by riot police in Dorud, Lorestan Province while protests spread further.^[2]
• December 31 - Access to Telegram and Instagram were banned following the rising protests. President Rouhani however acknowledges the discontent of the Iranians.^[3]

Notable deaths

• January 8 – Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, former President of the Islamic Republic of Iran (born 1934)
• July 15 - Maryam Mirzakhani, was an Iranian mathematician and a professor of mathematics at Stanford University. (born 1977)