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17 February 2026 – 2026 United States–Iran crisis
Iran partially closes the Strait of Hormuz for several hours due to military exercises and warns the United States to avoid a military escalation. (Euronews) (Reuters)
13 February 2026 – 2025–2026 Iranian protests
Iran releases on bail three reformist political figures, including former legislator Ebrahim Asgharzadeh and Union of Islamic Iran People Party secretary-general Azar Mansouri, who were arrested during a recent crackdown on dissent. (Reuters)
9 February 2026 – 2025–2026 Iranian protests
Iranian police arrest several senior figures from the Reformists Front, including Mohsen Aminzadeh, Ebrahim Asgharzadeh, and Azar Mansouri, while additional members receive summonses to appear before prosecutors, with no formal charges publicly disclosed. (Reuters)
8 February 2026 – Censorship in Iran
An Iranian court sentences 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to seven years and six months in prison and two years of internal exile in South Khorasan for collusion and propaganda-related charges, with the penalties running concurrently. (AFP via GMA News)
6 February 2026 – Iran–United States relations, International sanctions against Iran
The United States Department of State issues sanctions on 14 oil tankers that are used to transport oil to Iran. (The New Arab)
5 February 2026 – Middle Eastern crisis
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy seizes two foreign oil tankers allegedly smuggling fuel in the Persian Gulf. Fifteen crew members onboard both tankers are taken into custody. (The Canadian Press via MSN)