A new [2+2+2] cycloaddition procedure relying on the use of an air-stable iron precatalyst is described, which allows the construction of aromatic and nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic rings in green solvents and mild conditions. Cycloadditions and cross-cycloadditions between 1,6- or 1,7-diynes and alkynes are reported, with a broad functional tolerance, leading to a variety of functionalizable scaffolds