Iran’s Country Codes
- Telephone: +98
- 2 Letter: IR
- 3 Letter: IRN
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 364
- Internet TLD: .ir
- ICAO Airport Code: OI
- Maritime Identification Digits: 422
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1EE U+1F1F7
- Official Name: The Islamic Republic of Iran
How to call Iran (international dialing)
- Do not dial a leading ‘0’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in Iran for domestic long distance calls and domestic calls to a mobile phone.
- A leading '+' in the phone number means 'dial your country's exit code'.
- Calling from a mobile phone: dial from on the country where you're currently located.
- Calling from a VoIP or satellite phone: dial from on the country where the phone is registered.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (SMS)
Use the same call sequence.
Mobile phone numbers begin with the digit ‘9’.
When calling a mobile phone user, dial to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a VoIP phone
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a VoIP phone user, dial to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a satellite phone
Iran does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
How to call within Iran (domestic dialing)
‘0’ is used as a trunk prefix when calling to a different area code or a mobile phone within Iran.
Local calling (within the same area code)
To call within the same area code dial only the local phone number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.
| seven to eight digits |
| local phone number |
Long distance calling (to a different area code or from a mobile phone)
To call to a different area code (or call a landline from a mobile phone) dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the area code, then the local phone number.
| 0 | two to three digits | seven to eight digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | local phone number |
Mobile calling (to a mobile phone)
To call to a mobile phone dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the carrier code, then the subscriber’s phone number.
| 0 | three digits | seven digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | subscriber phone number |
Iranian phone numbers explained
Number details
Iranian phone numbers are ten digits (eleven including a leading ‘0’ that is not dialed when calling from outside the country).
The first two to three digits are an area code. It represents a geographic part of the country.
Mobile numbers start with a three-digit carrier code (four digits including a leading ‘0’ that is not dialed when calling from outside the country) and begin with ‘9’.
An example of an Iranian phone number
The Escan Hotel lists its phone number in Tehran as (0098) (021) 88837106.
Number explanation
| 98 | 21 | 88837106 |
| country code for Iran | area (geographic) code for Tehran | remainder of the phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Tehran
To call within the same area code dial only the local phone number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.
| 88837106 |
| local phone number |
Long distance example – calling from Bam, Iran (on the other side of the country)
To call to a different area code dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the area code, then the local phone number.
| 0 | 21 | 88837106 |
| trunk prefix | area (geographic) code for Tehran | remainder of the phone number |
Mobile example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Iran)
To call from a mobile phone dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the area code, then the local phone number.
| 0 | 21 | 88837106 |
| trunk prefix | area (geographic) code for Tehran | remainder of the phone number |
International example – calling from outside Iran
To call from outside Iran, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Iran’s country code of ’98’, followed by the local phone number.
Do not include a leading ‘0’ in the call when calling from outside Iran.
| exit code | secondone | 21 | 88837106 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Iran | area (geographic) code for Tehran | remainder of the phone number |
How to call from Iran
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international phone call from Iran.
Sources and more resources
- Communication Regulatory Authority – Iran’s telephone systems regulator.
- ITU (International Telecommunications Union) – United Nations specialized agency for information and communications technologies.
- International Telecommunications Union – DIALLING PROCEDURES (INTERNATIONAL PREFIX, NATIONAL (TRUNK) PREFIX AND NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUMBER) (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU-T RECOMMENDATION E.164 (11/2010)) – A collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – Iran (country code +98) Communication of 21.VI.2016 National Numbering Plan – Details of Iran’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Iran – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Iran. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Iran – Entry for Iran in the British Telecom international directory.