Arab separatism in Khuzestan
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Map of Iran with Khuzestan highlighted | |||||||
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Sublime State of Persia (1922–1925) |
1922–1924 Sheikhdom of Mohammerah | ||||||
| Imperial State of Iran (1925–1979) |
1950s–1960s
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Interim Government and Council of the Islamic Revolution (1979–1980) Islamic Republic of Iran (1980−present) |
1979–1980 1998–present
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Reza Shah Mohammad Reza Shah Ruhollah Khomeini Ali Khamenei Mostafa Chamran |
Khaz'al al-Ka'bi Oan Ali Mohammed † Habib Jabr al-Ka'bi Ahmad Mullah Nissi † Salah Abusharif Habib Chaab | ||||||
Arab separatism in Khuzestan is a decades-long separatist Arab movement in the western part of the Khuzestan Province in Iran.
From the 1920s to the early 2020s, tensions have often resulted in violence and attempted separatism by Khuzestani Arabs, including the insurgency in 1979, unrest in 2005, terrorist bombings in 2005–2006, protests in 2011, assassinations in 2017, and the 2018 Ahvaz military parade attack.
Iran officially denied any discrimination or the existence of conflict within the country. It drew strong criticism from human rights organizations including accusations of ethnic discrimination and ethnic cleansing.