Events in the year 2014 in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Incumbents Supreme Leader – Ali Khamenei President – Hassan Rouhani Vice President – Eshaq Jahangiri Speaker of Parliament – Ali Larijani Chief Justice – Sadeq Larijani Events January January 18 – An Iranian diplomat is killed in Yemen's capital Sana'a when he resisted gunmen who were trying to kidnap him near the ambassador's residence. January 20 The United States rejects the invitation of Iran by the United Nations in peace talks involving Syria. Certain sanctions against Iran are lifted by the European Union and the United States through a nuclear deal. Implementation of the six-month Geneva interim agreement on the Iranian nuclear program begins. January 30 – Mohammad-Ali Najafi resigns as Head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization, marking the first change in President Rouhani's cabinet. February February 9 – Iranian officials say that two Iranian Navy warships will be travelling very close to the United States' maritime border in the Atlantic Ocean. February 9 – Iran agrees to a United Nations plan to address suspicions that they are working on designing an atomic weapon. February 17 – Iran's ambassador to Russia says that Russia could build a second reactor at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant in exchange for Iranian oil, under an oil-for-goods deal being negotiated that has alarmed the United States. March March 5 – The Israel Defense Forces captures an Iranian ship carrying long-range artillery rockets to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. May May 21 – Six Iranians that were arrested have been released in Tehran after releasing a fan video set to Pharrell Williams' "Happy", sparking outcries over the internet. May 22 – Negotiations between Iran and Russia regarding the building of two additional nuclear reactors at Iran's Bushehr power plant take place. May 24 – Mahafarid Amir Khosravi is executed for masterminding the largest fraud case in Iran since the 1979 Revolution. June June 2 – A massive dust storm strikes Tehran. June 30 – British-Iranian women's rights activist Ghoncheh Ghavami is arrested after being briefly detained on June 20 for attempting to attend a volleyball match between Iran and Italy. Women are forbidden to attend large sporting events in Iran. Her detention in Evin Prison continues. July July 22 – The Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian and his wife Yeganeh Salehi, a correspondent for The National, are arrested by Iranian authorities.