Risk events in Iran, January 2026

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31 events were recorded: 31 conflict events.

31 eventsSources: ucdp · gdelt

31 events· Iran

Conflict

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 31 events plottedState-based conflict in Chābahār, Iran · Iran · 29 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Turbat, Iran · Iran · 28 Jan 2026Assault in Tehran, Iran · Iran · 26 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Iran · Iran · 21 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Mashhad, Iran · Iran · 9 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Shahreẕā, Iran · Iran · 9 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Tehran, Iran · Iran · 9 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Marvdasht, Iran · Iran · 9 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Sanandaj, Iran · Iran · 8 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Rasht, Iran · Iran · 8 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Shahreẕā, Iran · Iran · 8 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Tehran, Iran · Iran · 8 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Rasht, Iran · Iran · 8 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Ahar, Iran · Iran · 8 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Iran · Iran · 8 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Sāveh, Iran · Iran · 8 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Sanandaj, Iran · Iran · 8 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Iran · Iran · 8 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Qūchān, Iran · Iran · 8 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Marvdasht, Iran · Iran · 8 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Shahreẕā, Iran · Iran · 8 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Shahreẕā, Iran · Iran · 8 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Shahreẕā, Iran · Iran · 8 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Shahreẕā, Iran · Iran · 8 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Iran · Iran · 8 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Shahreẕā, Iran · Iran · 8 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Shahreẕā, Iran · Iran · 8 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Shahreẕā, Iran · Iran · 8 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Shahreẕā, Iran · Iran · 8 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Marvdasht, Iran · Iran · 1 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Shahreẕā, Iran · Iran · 1 Jan 2026
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Signal

How the picture is moving

Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days

Events by type

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 3.8
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Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 4,217.7
31
Unrest
90-day baseline: 377.5
0
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events

What is happening now

31 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Chābahār, Iran

    1 fatality · Chābahār · Source: ucdp

  2. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Turbat, Iran

    1 fatality · Turbat · Source: ucdp

  3. Conflict

    Assault in Tehran, Iran

    Severity 2 · Tehran · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Iran

    1 fatality · Source: ucdp

  5. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Mashhad, Iran

    1 fatality · Mashhad · Source: ucdp

  6. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Shahreẕā, Iran

    1 fatality · Shahreẕā · Source: ucdp

  7. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Tehran, Iran

    2 fatalities · Tehran · Source: ucdp

  8. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Marvdasht, Iran

    1 fatality · Marvdasht · Source: ucdp

  9. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sanandaj, Iran

    2 fatalities · Sanandaj · Source: ucdp

  10. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Rasht, Iran

    600 fatalities · Rasht · Source: ucdp

  11. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Shahreẕā, Iran

    13280 fatalities · Shahreẕā · Source: ucdp

  12. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Tehran, Iran

    201 fatalities · Tehran · Source: ucdp

  13. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Rasht, Iran

    8 fatalities · Rasht · Source: ucdp

  14. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Ahar, Iran

    50 fatalities · Ahar · Source: ucdp

  15. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Iran

    80 fatalities · Source: ucdp

  16. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Sāveh, Iran

    11 fatalities · Sāveh · Source: ucdp

  17. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Sanandaj, Iran

    1 fatality · Sanandaj · Source: ucdp

  18. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Iran

    2 fatalities · Source: ucdp

  19. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Qūchān, Iran

    12 fatalities · Qūchān · Source: ucdp

  20. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Marvdasht, Iran

    14 fatalities · Marvdasht · Source: ucdp

  21. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Shahreẕā, Iran

    40 fatalities · Shahreẕā · Source: ucdp

  22. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Shahreẕā, Iran

    300 fatalities · Shahreẕā · Source: ucdp

  23. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Shahreẕā, Iran

    50 fatalities · Shahreẕā · Source: ucdp

  24. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Shahreẕā, Iran

    4393 fatalities · Shahreẕā · Source: ucdp

  25. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Iran

    30 fatalities · Source: ucdp

  26. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Shahreẕā, Iran

    70 fatalities · Shahreẕā · Source: ucdp

  27. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Shahreẕā, Iran

    50 fatalities · Shahreẕā · Source: ucdp

  28. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Shahreẕā, Iran

    8 fatalities · Shahreẕā · Source: ucdp

  29. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Shahreẕā, Iran

    600 fatalities · Shahreẕā · Source: ucdp

  30. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Marvdasht, Iran

    70 fatalities · Marvdasht · Source: ucdp

  31. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Shahreẕā, Iran

    2 fatalities · Shahreẕā · Source: ucdp

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.