What is .ایران?
IANA delegated .ایران on October 9, 2013, as part of the effort to let people use domain names entirely in their own script.
A little context on Iran: the capital is Tehran, the main language is Persian (Farsi), the currency is the Iranian rial (IRR) and the international dialing code is +98.
Iran shares land borders with 7 countries, so the ccTLDs next door are .af (Afghanistan), .am (Armenia), .az (Azerbaijan), .iq (Iraq), .pk (Pakistan), .tr (Türkiye) and .tm (Turkmenistan).
IANA lists Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM) as the manager of .ایران, with an address in Iran (Islamic Republic of). The registry's website is http://www.nic.ir. ccTLD managers set their own policies — who can register, which second-level names exist, pricing to registrars — so those rules differ from country to country.
On the technical side, .ایران is served by 2 authoritative name servers, every one of them reachable over IPv6. There is no DS record for .ایران in the root zone, which means the TLD is not DNSSEC-signed at the top level. Registration data is published over WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.ir).
Iran also has another country-code domain in the root zone: .ir.
.ایران FAQ
What country is .ایران?
.ایران is the country-code top-level domain for Iran, in Southern Asia.
Who owns the .ایران domain?
IANA lists Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM) as the manager of .ایران: it runs the registry and sets the rules for Iran's ccTLD. Individual .ایران names belong to whoever registers them.
Can I register a .ایران domain from the US?
It depends on Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM)'s policy. Some ccTLDs are open to anyone in the world, while others require a local address, company or trademark. Check the registry (http://www.nic.ir) or an accredited registrar before you buy.
Is .ایران DNSSEC-signed?
No. As of our last data refresh there is no DS record for .ایران in the root zone.
How is .ایران written in the DNS?
As the ASCII "A-label" xn--mgba3a4f16a. Browsers convert it back to .ایران for display.
How do I look up who owns a .ایران domain?
Query the registry's registration data service: the WHOIS server is whois.nic.ir. Many registrants use privacy services, so personal details may be hidden.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed May 14, 2026. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
