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{{CompanyInfo|
| logo            = IRNIC Logo.png
| logo            = Logo-irnic.png
| type            = Iran ccTLD registry
| type            = Iran ccTLD Registry
| industry        = Domains
| industry        =
| founded        = 1994
| founded        = 1994
| founder(s)      =  
| founder(s)      =  
| headquarters    = Shahid Bahonar (Niavaran) Square Tehran 1954851167
| headquarters    = Shahid Bahonar (Niavaran) Square<br />
Tehran 1954851167
| country        = Iran
| country        = Iran
| website        = [http://www.nic.ir/]
| website        = [http://www.nic.ir/ NIC.ir]
}}
}}


'''IRNIC''' is the entity that registers, manipulates, manages and sells Iranian domains such as dot-IR (.ir) and dot-Iran (‏.ایران).
'''IRNIC''' is the entity that registers, manages and sells Iranian [[ccTLD]]s (.ir) and its [[IDN]] ccTLD,<ref>[http://www.nic.ir/ NIC.ir]</ref> it is associated with the country's Institute for Research in Fundamental Science.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/ir.html Root, IANA.org]</ref> The organization has been involved in presenting their perspective on ICANN's [[IDN]] programs and its general participation in the Middle East.<ref>[http://cartagena39.icann.org/node/146 Node, Cartagena39.ICANN.org]</ref>
It is responsible for the country code top-level domains as well as second level domains which are specially designed for academia, government, companies, non profit organizations, public and much more.<ref>[http://www.nic.ir/]</ref>
 
The registry was founded in 1994, but there was little activity until 2000. The registry was reorganized in September 2001.<ref name="centr">[https://centr.org/member/ipmirnic IPM/IRNIC], CENTR.org. Retrieved 2015 August 10.</ref>


In December 2003 new liberalized registration rules were instituted and a Dispute Resolution Policy went into effect. Since then the number of registrations has been doubling every year. Presently there are over 95,000 registrations.<ref name="centr"></ref>


As of 2015,  the .ir name is still banned from retail by all organisations based in the USA due to Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions<ref name="sanctions">[https://sdnsearch.ofac.treas.gov/ Sanctions List Search], SDNSearch.ofac.treas.gov. Retrieved 2015 November 12.</ref> and is also banned in the UK according to UK-based registrars.<ref name="study">[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/eurid-middle-east-dns-study-initial-13oct15-en.pdf MEAC DNS Study], ICANN.org. Published 2015 October 13. Retrieved 2015 November 6.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:ccTLD Registry]]
[[Category: Glossary]]
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Latest revision as of 01:22, 3 March 2021

Type: Iran ccTLD Registry
Founded: 1994
Headquarters: Shahid Bahonar (Niavaran) Square

Tehran 1954851167

Country: Iran
Website: NIC.ir

IRNIC is the entity that registers, manages and sells Iranian ccTLDs (.ir) and its IDN ccTLD,[1] it is associated with the country's Institute for Research in Fundamental Science.[2] The organization has been involved in presenting their perspective on ICANN's IDN programs and its general participation in the Middle East.[3]

The registry was founded in 1994, but there was little activity until 2000. The registry was reorganized in September 2001.[4]

In December 2003 new liberalized registration rules were instituted and a Dispute Resolution Policy went into effect. Since then the number of registrations has been doubling every year. Presently there are over 95,000 registrations.[4]

As of 2015, the .ir name is still banned from retail by all organisations based in the USA due to Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions[5] and is also banned in the UK according to UK-based registrars.[6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. NIC.ir
  2. Root, IANA.org
  3. Node, Cartagena39.ICANN.org
  4. 4.0 4.1 IPM/IRNIC, CENTR.org. Retrieved 2015 August 10.
  5. Sanctions List Search, SDNSearch.ofac.treas.gov. Retrieved 2015 November 12.
  6. MEAC DNS Study, ICANN.org. Published 2015 October 13. Retrieved 2015 November 6.