Events from the year 1980 in Iran.
Incumbents
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Supreme Leader:
Ruhollah Khomeini
Ruhollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Khomeini, Imam Khomeini ( , ; ; 17 May 1900 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian political and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the founder of ...
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President:
Abolhassan Banisadr (starting February 4)
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Prime Minister:
Council of Islamic Revolution
The Council of the Islamic Revolution ( fa, شورای انقلاب اسلامی, Šūrā-ye enqelāb-e eslāmī) was a group formed by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to manage the Iranian Revolution on 10 January 1979, shortly before he returned ...
(until August 12),
Mohammad-Ali Rajai
Mohammad-Ali Rajai ( fa, محمدعلی رجائی; 15 June 1933 – 30 August 1981) was the second president of Iran from 2 to 30 August 1981 after serving as prime minister under Abolhassan Banisadr. He was also minister of foreign affairs fro ...
(starting August 12)
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Chief Justice:
Mohammad Beheshti
Events
* Beginning of
Iran–Iraq War by Iraq.
** September 23 –
Iran Air Force launched
Operation Kaman 99 against Iraqi offensive.
** September 30 – Iranian Air Force launched
Operation Scorch Sword
Operation Scorch Sword ( fa, عملیات شمشیر سوزان) was a surprise airstrike, carried out by the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force on 30 September 1980, that damaged an almost-complete nuclear reactor located southeast of Baghdad ...
against Iraqi nuclear developments in
Osirak.
** October 9 – Iran Air force launched
Operation Sultan 10 against Iraqi offensive.
** November 6 – Iraqi army started
Siege of Abadan
The Siege of Abadan refers to the encirclement of the city by Iraqi forces beginning in November 1980. The city had already been under almost daily bombardment since the early days of the war, which began the previous September.
Abadan Island wa ...
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** November 10 – Iraqi army recaptured Iranian town of
Khorramshahr
** November 28–29 –
Iranian Navy and Air Force dismantled most of Iraqi navy in
Operation Morvarid.
See also
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Years in Iraq
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Years in Afghanistan
References
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Years of the 20th century in Iran
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1980s in Iran
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