Battles in Iran
36 battles and sieges whose recorded location lies within the modern borders of Iran (Asia), ordered by date.
Ancient · Medieval · Early modern · 19th century · World War I era · Interwar · Post-1945 · Date not recorded
Ancient (before 500) · 7
- Battle of Susa 647 BCIran · Assyrian conquest of Persia
- Battle of the Uxian Defile 331 BCIran · Wars of Alexander the Great
- Battle of the Persian Gate 330 BCIran · Wars of Alexander the Great
- Battle of Paraitakene 317 BCIran · Second War of the Diadochi
- Battle of Gabiene 316 BCIran · Second War of the Diadochi
- Battle of Hormozdgan 224Iran
- Battle of Avarayr 451Iran · War of the Vardanants
Medieval (500–1499) · 10
- Battle of Blarathon 591Iran · Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591
- Siege of Shushtar 641Iran · Muslim conquest of Khuzestan
- Muslim conquest of Khuzestan 642Iran · Muslim conquest of Khuzestan
- Battle of Nishapur 652Iran · Muslim conquest of Khorasan
- Battle of Ray (811) 811Iran · Fourth Fitna
- Siege of Nishapur (1221) 1220Iran · Mongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran
- Gerdkuh 1253Iran · Mongol campaign against the Nizaris
- Siege of Alamut (1256) 1256Iran · Mongol campaign against the Nizaris
- Battle of Megara (1359) 1359Iran · Crusades after Acre of 1291–1399
- Siege of Isfahan (1387) 1387Iran · Timurid conquests and invasions
Early modern (1500–1799) · 8
- Siege of Tabriz (1501) 1501Iran · Safavid–Aq Qoyunlu wars
- Battle of Hamadan (1503) 1503Iran · Safavid–Aq Qoyunlu wars
- Battle of Chaldiran 1514Iran · Ottoman–Persian wars
- Safavid capture of Tabriz (1603) 1603Iran · Ottoman–Safavid War
- Siege of Dimdim 1609Iran · Ottoman–Safavid War
- Siege of Isfahan 1722Iran · Campaigns of Nader Shah
- Battle of Damghan (1729) 1729Iran
- Siege of Kerman 1794Iran
19th century (1800–1913) · 1
- Battle of Aslanduz 1812Iran · Russo-Persian War of 1804–13
World War I era (1914–1918) · 1
- Battle of Robat Karim 1915Iran · World War I
Interwar (1919–1938) · 2
- Anzali Operation 1920Iran · Russian Civil War
- Battle of Shekar Yazi 1920Iran · Simko Shikak revolt
Post-1945 (1946 onwards) · 5
- Battle of Khorramshahr (1980) 1980Iran · Iran–Iraq War
- Siege of Abadan 1980Iran · Iran–Iraq War
- Operation Nasr 1981Iran · Iran–Iraq War
- Operation Tariq al-Quds 1981Iran · Iran–Iraq War
- Battle of Khorramshahr (1982) 1982Iran · Iran–Iraq War