– Regulations for Registration of domain names set by the Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences.
– Law of Electronic Commerce.

Country code top-level domain name: .ir (also available in Persian).

Sub-domains: .ac.ir; .sch.ir; .net.ir; .gov.ir; .org.ir; .co.ir; .id.ir 

Applicant: individuals and legal entities.

Restriction as to nationality: none.

Local presence: not required.

Domestic trademark right: not required for obtaining domain name registration.

Domain name can be registered as a trademark: yes.

Duration: one to five years.

Renewal/maintenance: one to five years, renewable.

Dispute about ownership: cases may be raised in the Iranian courts.

Uniform dispute resolution procedure: available (variation of UDRP) before WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center.

Authority name: Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM).

Internet address: www.nic.ir