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IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)

Updated 16 January 2009

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)

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
 

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