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| Introduced | 6 April 1994 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences |
| Intended use | Entities connected with Iran |
| Actual use | Popular in Iran |
| Registered domains | 1,636,568 (2024-7-12) [1] |
| Registration restrictions | Generally open for Iranians and non-Iranians; 3rd-level registrations under subdomains have varied restrictions and are restricted to Iranian-related entities |
| Structure | May register at second level or at third level beneath generic-category 2nd level domains |
| Dispute policies | IRNIC Dispute Resolution Policy |
| Registry website | nic.ir |
.ir is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Iran. It is managed by the Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences.
Purchasing a domain name is done through the IRNIC website, but reselling is also allowed. As of May 2024, the price of registration is 200,000 IRR (US$4.76).
Persian internationalized domain names are available for registration under .ایران.ir for public, in the Persian script. [3]
In 2010, ICANN approved the domain ایران. (the Persian spelling of "Iran") after it passed a review to ensure it was technically safe and correctly represented the country's name. It then became eligible to be added to the internet's official list of country domains. [4]