.ir explained

.ir
Introduced:	6 April 1994
Type:	Country code top-level domain
Status:	Active
Registry:	Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences
Registereddomains:	1,636,568
Dateregistereddomains:	2024-7-12
Refregistereddomains:	^[1]
Intendeduse:	Entities connected with Iran
Actualuse:	Popular in Iran
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
Disputepolicy:	IRNIC Dispute Resolution Policy
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.

Pricing

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$).

Second-level domains

• .ir – public^[2]
• .ac.ir – academic (tertiary education and research establishments) and learned societies.
• .co.ir – commercial/companies
• .gov.ir – government (Islamic Republic of Iran)
• .id.ir – personal, one per unique national identity number
• .net.ir – ISPs and network companies approved by the CRA
• .org.ir – non-profit organisations
• .sch.ir – schools, primary and secondary education

Persian domains

Persian internationalized domain names are available for registration under .ایران.ir for public, in the Persian script.^[3]

In 2010, ICANN approved IRNIC's proposal for the ایران. IDN ccTLD (representing the Persian spelling of Iran), pending the final step of String Delegation.^[4]

Testbeds

• .dnssec.ir  - limited term testbed for DNSSEC support

External links

• IRNIC Official Website
• IANA .ir whois information
• IRNIC, Dot-IR (.ir) ccTLD Registry
• List of Resellers of IRNIC

Notes and References

1. Web site: آمار . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240712163330/https://www.nic.ir/Statistics . 2024-07-12 . 2024-07-12 . Nic.ir.
2. Web site: IRNIC - Rules for Second-Level Domains . IRNIC.
3. Web site: Internationalized Domain Names at IRNIC. 19 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090113114215/http://www.nic.ir/IDN. 13 January 2009 .
4. Web site: IDN ccTLD Request From the Islamic Republic of Iran Successfully Passes String Evaluation . ICANN.org . . 2010-10-15 . 2013-10-26.