.ir

.ir

Introduced	6 April 1994
TLDtype	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences
Sponsor	None
Intended use	Entities connected withIran
Actual use	Popular in Iran
Registered domains	1,567,938 (2023-4-24)
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

.iris theInternetcountry codetop-level domain(ccTLD) forIran.It is managed by theInstitute for Research in Fundamental Sciences.

Second-level domains

• .ir– public
• .ac.ir– academic (tertiary educationand research establishments) andlearned societies.
• .co.ir– commercial/companies
• .gov.ir– government (Islamic Republic of Iran)
• .id.ir– personal, one perunique national identity number
• .net.ir–ISPsand network companies approved by theCRA
• .org.ir–non-profitorganisations
• .sch.ir– schools, primary and secondary education

Persian domains

Persianinternationalized domain namesare available for registration under.ایران.irfor public, in thePersian script.

In 2010,ICANNapproved IRNIC's proposal for theایران.IDN ccTLD(representing the Persian spelling ofIran), pending the final step of String Delegation.

Testbeds

• .dnssec.ir– limited term testbed forDNSSECsupport

External links

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