1988 in Iran

none December 2025 1988 Events from the year 1988 in Iran. Incumbents Supreme Leader: Ruhollah Khomeinihttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Ruhollah-Khomeini Ruhollah Khomeini Encyclopædia Britannica 20 December 2025 President: Ali Khamenei Prime Minister: Mir-Hossein Mousavi Chief Justice: Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili Events horizontal July 3: Shootdown of Iran Air Flight 655 by the USS Vincennes center USS Vincennes launching SM-2MR in 1987.jpg picture1 100 0 Iranair655shootdown.png picture 2 200 USS Vincennes Iran Air Flight 655 18 April – Operation Praying Mantis 3 July – Iran Air Flight 655, a civilian airliner was shot down by the USS Vincennes over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 passengers and crew on board. 19 July – 1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners 20 August – The Iran–Iraq War ceasefire marked the end of the conflict that had lasted nearly eight years. The United Nations brokered the ceasefire, bringing an end to hostilities between Iran and Iraq. The war resulted in significant casualties and had wide-ranging regional implications. See also Years in Iraq Years in Afghanistan References 1988 in Iran Category:Years of the 20th century in Iran Category:1980s in Iran Iran