Up

IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)

Legislation
 Decree-Law, 21 July 1973 
 Act on the Marine Areas of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Persian Gulf and the Oman Sea, 1993
Maritime boundary delimitation agreements
 and other material

with Bahrain
 Agreement concerning Delimitation of the Continental Shelf between Iran and Bahrain, 17 June 1971 (entry into force: 14 May 1972; registration #: 11838; registration date: 9 June 1972; link to UNTS)

with Oman
 Agreement concerning Delimitation of the Continental Shelf between Iran and Oman , 25 July 1974 (entry into force: 28 May 1975; registration #: 14085; registration date: 24 June 1975; link to UNTS)
 Agreement on the delimitation of the maritime boundary in the Sea of Oman between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Sultanate of Oman (with chart) , 26 May 2015 (entry into force: 4 September 2016; registration #: 54173; registration date: 18 January 2017; link to UNTS)

with Qatar
 Agreement concerning the boundary line dividing the continental shelf between Iran and Qatar, 20 September 1969 (entry into force: 10 May 1970; registration #: 11197; registration date: 8 July 1971; link to UNTS)

with Saudi Arabia
 Agreement concerning the sovereignty over the islands of Al-'Arabiyah and Farsi and the delimitation of the boundary line separating submarine areas between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Iran (with exchanges of letters, map and English translation), 24 October 1968 (entry into force: 29 January 1969; registration #:  9976; registration date:  27 October 1969; link to UNTS)

with United Arab Emirates
 Offshore Boundary Agreement between Iran and Dubai, 31 August 1974

Other communications
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia - Joint Note Verbale dated 25 January 2011
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia - Joint Note Verbale dated 15 December 2011
Iran (Islamic Republic of) - Note Verbale dated 25 January 2012
Iran (Islamic Republic of) - Note Verbale dated 14 August 2012
Saudi Arabia - Letter dated 19 October 2012 with two attached memorandums Arabic | English | French | English
A/67/593 Letter dated 21 November 2012 from the Permanent Representatives of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
A/67/691 Letter dated 8 January 2013 from the Permanent Representatives of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
A/67/761 Letter dated 20 February 2013 from the Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
A/67/762 Letter dated 20 February 2013 from the Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
A/67/836 Note verbale dated 14 March 2013 from the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
S/2014/549 Letter dated 25 July 2014 from the Chargedaffaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
Iran (Islamic Republic of) - Note Verbale dated 3 August 2015
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia - Joint Note Verbale transmitted on 23 September 2015
Saudi Arabia: Note Verbale transmitted on 16 December 2015: Arabic | English
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Note Verbale dated 21 April 2016: English | French
A/71/375 Letter dated 8 September 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
A/71/694 Note verbale dated 27 December 2016 from the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
S/2017/17 Letter dated 5 January 2017 from the Chargedaffaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council
United Arab Emirates: Note verbale dated 7 October 2017
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Note Verbale dated 21 December 2017: English | French
A/72/871 Note verbale dated 9 May 2018 from the Permanent Mission of Kuwait to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
A/73/212 Note verbale dated 5 July 2018 from the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
A/73/375 Note verbale dated 31 August 2018 from the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
 S/2019/589 Letter dated 20 July 2019 from the Chargeedaffaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council.
 S/2019/593 Letter dated 23 July 2019 from the Chargdeaffaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council.
 S/2019/536 Letter dated 27 June 2019 from the Chargeedaffaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of the United States of America to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.
 S/2019/642: Letter dated 7 August 2019 from the Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council.
 S/2019/652: Letter dated 9 August 2019 from the Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council.
 S/2019/667: Letter dated 19 August 2019 from the Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council.
 S/2022/80: Identical letters dated 31 January 2022 from the Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council.
A/76/857: Note verbale dated 23 May 2022 from the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.
  A/77/691: Note verbale dated 9 January 2023 from the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.
  S/2023/588  Letter dated 7 August 2023 from the Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.
  S/2023/609  Letter dated 17 August 2023 from the Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.
 A/77/1013-S/2023/651: Identical letters dated 22 August 2023 from the Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Iraq to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council.
 A/78/747: Letter dated 24 January 2024 from the Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.
Additional information: ►The repertory of the Law of the Sea Bulletins |►Declarations and statements |►FAO Fishlex |►ITLOS |►ICJ |►PCA - Cases |

>>>Comments and suggestions? Mail to : DOALOS | >>> Oceans and Law of the Sea | >>> Search Oceans and Law of the Sea web site | >>>United Nations web site

Version 7, or higher, of Adobe Acrobat Reader is recommended to access all of the PDF files on this website.
The Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea of the Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations makes every effort to provide the most up-to-date information available to it at this website.

However, it should be understood that information contained therein may not necessarily reflect all information made available to the Division, although it is revised and updated continuously. This material is for information purposes only, and the United Nations assumes no liability whatsoever with regard to the accuracy of the data. Regarding the content of any part of this collection, States and other users are invited to bring to the attention of the Division any omissions or new developments (DOALOS Email; fax:  (212) 963-5847).

The designations employed and the presentation of the material on this site do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Publication on this site of information concerning developments relating to the law of the sea emanating from actions and decisions taken by States does not imply recognition by the United Nations of the validity of the actions and decisions in question.

Registration under Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations of an instrument, such as a maritime boundary delimitation agreement, submitted by a Member State does not imply a judgement by the Secretariat on the nature of the instrument, the status of a party, or any similar question. It is the understanding of the Secretariat that its action does not confer on the instrument the status of a treaty or an international agreement if it does not already have that status and does not confer on a party a status which it would not otherwise have.