List of wars involving Iran
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This is a list of wars involving the Islamic Republic of Iran, excluding its predecessor states. It is an unfinished historical overview.
Major conflicts
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Minor conflicts, proxy wars, military incidents and alleged interventions
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See also
[edit]- List of wars involving Iran (before 1979)
- History of Iran
- Military history of Iran
- Iranian expansionism
- List of massacres in Iran
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Kurdish separatism in Iran
- Iran–Israel proxy conflict
- Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
- Hybrid warfare against Iran
- Cyberwarfare and Iran
- List of Iranian assassinations
- Iranian external operations
- New Great Game
Notes
[edit]- ^ Regency Council was practically dissolved on 22 January 1979, when its head resigned to meet Ruhollah Khomeini.
- ^ Imperial Iranian Army revoked their allegiance to the throne and declared neutrality on 11 February 1979.
- ^ Iraq claimed victory following a successful 1988 counter-offensive aimed at expelling Iranian forces from Iraq which compelled Iran to submit to a ceasefire the same year, and also due to the country becoming the dominant power in the Middle East as a result of the conflict. Iran also claimed victory for expelling Iraqi forces from Iran following 1982 offensives, despite failing in its later-goal to overthrow the Iraqi government and also despite suffering higher military and economic losses than Iraq.[26][27]
- ^ After the war concluded, Iraq continued to maintain control over the entire Shatt al-Arab and other Iranian territories it had occupied along the border, covering an area of 9,600 km2. It was not until 16 August 1990 that Iraq agreed to return these occupied territories to Iran and to divide sovereignty over the Shatt al-Arab. This restored the border to the terms established by the 1975 Algiers Agreement.
- ^ Formed by a faction of the Southern Movement, it was established on 11 May 2017, and has called for the secession of a proposed federal "State of South Arabia" from the rest of the nation along the borders of South Yemen, with the name being inspired from the British-created Federation of South Arabia.
- ^ logistic support and assistance with the naval blockade of Houthi-held territories in October 2016[72][73][74]
- ^ training, intelligence, logistical support, weapons, and blockade up to 2017[76][77][78][79]
- ^ From May 2024.[114][115][116] Popular Forces have been described as a Salafi Jihadist organization with alleged ties to the Islamic State. Several senior leaders in the Popular Forces also allied with the Islamic State in the Sinai.[117]
- ^ The Syrian Arab Republic under Assad was supported by Iran, Hezbollah and Iraqi militias until his fall on 8 December 2024
- ^ Until 8 December 2024
- ^ The Syrian caretaker government was established two days after Assad was overthrown on 10 December
- ^ Political legitimacy of all Houthi-led government bodies has been rejected by the United Nations, rival Yemeni factions, the Gulf Cooperation Council, and the United States.
- ^ Multiple sources indicate that the Iranian government has deployed military personnel to Houthi-controlled Yemen who are actively involved in attacks on commercial shipping.[127][128]
- ^ On 5 April 2026, Israel launched an airstrike on what it called "a terror target" in the predominantly Christian town of Ain Saadeh east of Beirut. A Lebanese Forces party official and his wife were killed by the strike, though Israel later stated they were not the intended targets. There has been speculation that Israeli strikes on Christian communities in Lebanon are aimed at inflaming sectarian tensions.[172]
- ^ Iraqi support for Sudan during the war mostly consisted of weapons shipments;[318] according to the South Sudanese, however, at least one unit of Iraqi paratroopers fought alongside the SAF near Juba. About 200 Iraqi soldiers were allegedly killed, and the site of their remains became known as "Jebel Iraqi".[319] The International Institute for Strategic Studies also stated that Iraqi forces fought alongside Sudanese government troops.[320]
- ^ Although China was not officially involved in the war, it sent troops to the country in order to protect oil fields and thereby aid the Sudanese military. China also provided Sudan with weaponry.[320]
- ^ Known as the National Redemption Front prior to 2011.
- ^ Signed the Doha Darfur Peace Agreement in 2011.[404]
- ^ MINUSMA, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, replaced and absorbed the troops from the AFISMA. It included troops from Chad, Bangladesh, Senegal, Togo, Egypt, Burkina Faso, Niger, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Germany, China, Benin, among others
- ^ a b The Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic were Russian puppet states that declared their independence from Ukraine in May 2014. In 2022, they received international recognition from each other, Russia, Syria and North Korea, and some other partially recognised states. On 30 September 2022, Russia declared that it had formally annexed both entities. They continue to exist as republics of Russia.[citation needed]
- ^ In 2022, Belarus allowed Russia to use its territory to launch the invasion[630][631][632] and to launch missiles into Ukraine.[633]
- ^ Caretaker government until 29 March; Transitional government from 29 March
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