Editing History of Iran (section)

==== Rouhani: pragmatism (2013–2021) ====
[[File:Hassan Rouani 2017 portrait.jpg|right|thumb|upright=.8|Hassan Rouhani 2017]]
[[File:Raisi in 2021-02 (cropped).jpg|right|thumb|upright=.8|Ebrahim Raisi in 2021]]

On 15 June 2013, [[Hassan Rouhani]] won the presidential election in Iran, with a total number of 36,704,156 ballots cast; Rouhani won 18,613,329 votes. In his press conference one day after election day, Rouhani reiterated his promise to recalibrate Iran's relations with the world.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rouhani wins big |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2013/6/15/rouhani-wins-irans-presidential-election-2 |work=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>

On 2 April 2015, following eight days of tortuous discussions in Switzerland, which lasted through the night, Iran and six world powers (United States, United Kingdom, France, China and Russia plus Germany) [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-32166814 agreed] on the outlines of an understanding to limit Iran's nuclear programs, negotiators indicated, as both sides prepared for announcements. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad [[Javad Zarif]] tweeted: "Found solutions. Ready to start drafting immediately." European Union foreign policy chief [[Federica Mogherini]] tweeted that she would meet the press with Zarif after a final meeting of the seven nations in the nuclear talks. She wrote: "Good news."

Reading out a joint statement, European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini hailed what she called a "decisive step" after more than a decade of work. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif followed with the same statement in [[Persian language|Persian]]. [[John Kerry|U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry]] and the top diplomats of Britain, France and Germany also briefly took the stage behind them. The deal is intended to be a provisional framework for a comprehensive agreement and was signed in 2015, and marked a significant breakthrough in the 12-year history of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear programme.<ref>{{cite news |title=What is the Iran nuclear deal? |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/smart-facts/what-iran-nuclear-deal-n868346 |work=NBC News |date=10 May 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

When [[Donald Trump]] was campaigning to become [[President of the US]], he repeatedly said he would abandon the [[Iran nuclear deal]]. After he was elected president, the USA announced its withdrawal from the agreement on 8 May 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=Trump declares US withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/5/8/donald-trump-declares-us-withdrawal-from-iran-nuclear-deal |work=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>

The Iranian-backed group known as [[Kata'ib Hezbollah]] attacked the United States embassy in Baghdad on 31 December 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Protesters storm US embassy compound in Baghdad |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/12/31/protesters-storm-us-embassy-compound-in-baghdad |work=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>

On 3 January 2020, the United States military executed a drone strike at [[Baghdad Airport]], killing [[Qasem Soleimani]], the leader of the [[Quds Force]], an elite branch of the [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Iran vows 'harsh' response after US kills commander |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/1/3/iran-condemns-us-killing-of-quds-force-head-qassem-soleimani |work=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>

On 3 August 2021 [[Ebrahim Raisi]] was elected [[2021 Iranian presidential election|8th President of Iran]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Motamedi |first1=Maziar |title=At inauguration, Raisi promises Iran's 'engagement with world' |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/5/irans-raisi-sends-message-of-strength-in-inauguration |work=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>