2004 in Iran
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Incumbents
Events
- Since 2004 until 2005 – Canada evokes its ambassador to Iran and in 2005 restates that until Iran has the same opinion to a global inquiry into Zahra Kazemi’s death, Canada will not restart political relations with Iran.[1]
- February 18 – A train carrying a convoy of petrol, fertilizer, and sulfur derails and explodes in Nishapur, Iran, killing 300 people.[2][3]
- February 20 – Conservatives win a majority in the 2004 Iranian legislative election.
- May 3 – PAS Tehran F.C. become 2003–2004 Iranian Premier Soccer League Champions.
- June 24 - A petrol truck loses control and collides with a bus at a police checkpoint in Nosratabad, killing 90 and injuring an additional 114.[4]
- July 20
- Ehsan Haddadi wins gold with a 62.14m discus throw.
- Iran finishes 14th at IAAF World Junior Track-and-Field Championships.
- 2004: Iran's nuclear program faced increasing international scrutiny, with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) [5]reporting concerns about Iran's nuclear activities. This led to heightened diplomatic tensions with Western countries and discussions about potential nuclear proliferation
Births
- January 31 – Amir Ebrahimzadeh, football player.[6]
Notable deaths
- April 30 – Kioumars Saberi Foumani, 62, also known as "Gol-Agha", Iranian satirist