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Maritime claims Iran, in 34 editions.
The entry for Iran published Maritime claims in 34 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 15 editions. Each is shown as published. Maritime claims in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 15
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Territorial sea” (1990) and “Maritime claims” (1992 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024Published as “Territorial sea”
12 nm
12 nm
The entry for Iran did not include Maritime claims.
- Continental shelf:
- not specific
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 50 nm in the Sea of Oman; continental shelf limit, continental shelf boundaries, or median lines in the Persian Gulf
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Rewritten: too little of the 1990 text remains to mark the changes.
Continental shelf:
not specific
Exclusive fishing zone:
50 nm in the Sea of Oman; continental shelf limit, continental shelf
boundaries, or median lines in the Persian Gulf
Territorial sea:
12 nm
- continental shelf:
- not specified
- exclusive fishing zone:
- 50 nm in the Sea of Oman; continental shelf limit, continental shelf boundaries, or median lines in the Persian Gulf
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Continental continental shelf:
not specific specifiedExclusive exclusive fishing zone:
50 nm in the Sea of Oman; continental shelf limit, continental shelf
boundaries, or median lines in the Persian GulfTerritorial territorial sea:
12 nm
The entry for Iran did not include Maritime claims.
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- natural prolongation
- exclusive economic zone:
- bilateral agreements, or median lines in the Persian Gulf
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf:
not specified
exclusive fishing economic zone:
50 nm in the Sea of Oman; continental shelf limit, continental shelf
boundaries,
Persian Gulf
territorial sea:
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- natural prolongation
- exclusive economic zone:
- bilateral agreements, or median lines in the Persian Gulf
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: natural prolongation
exclusive economic zone: bilateral agreements, or median lines in the
the Persian Gulf
territorial sea: 12 nm
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- natural prolongation
- exclusive economic zone:
- bilateral agreements, or median lines in the Persian Gulf
- territorial sea :
- 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: natural prolongation
exclusive economic zone: bilateral agreements, or median lines in
Persian Gulf
territorial sea: sea : 12 nm
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- natural prolongation
- exclusive economic zone:
- bilateral agreements, or median lines in the Persian Gulf
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: natural prolongation
exclusive economic zone: bilateral agreements, or median lines in the
Persian Gulf
territorial sea : sea: 12 nm
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- natural prolongation
- exclusive economic zone:
- bilateral agreements, or median lines in the Persian Gulf
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: natural prolongation
exclusive economic zone: bilateral agreements, or median lines in the
the Persian Gulf
territorial sea: 12 nm
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- natural prolongation
- exclusive economic zone:
- bilateral agreements, or median lines in the Persian Gulf
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: natural prolongation
exclusive economic zone: bilateral agreements, or median lines in
territorial sea: 12 nm
- contiguous zone:
- 24 NM continental shelf: natural prolongation exclusive economic zone: bilateral agreements or median lines in the Persian Gulf territorial sea: 12 NM
contiguous zone: 24 nmNM continental shelf: natural prolongationagreements, agreements or median lines in the Persian Gulfnm NM
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- contiguous zone:
- 24 NM
- territorial sea:
- 12 NM
- continental shelf:
- natural prolongation
- exclusive economic zone:
- bilateral agreements or median lines in the Persian Gulf
contiguous zone: 24 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
continental shelf: natural prolongation
exclusive economic zone: bilateral agreements or median lines in the Persian Gulf territorial sea: 12 NM
The same text in 5 editions, 2004 to 2008.
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- exclusive economic zone:
- bilateral agreements or median lines in the Persian Gulf
- continental shelf:
- natural prolongation
contiguous zone: 24 NMterritorial sea: 12 NM nmcontinental shelf: natural prolongation contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: bilateral agreements or median lines in the Persian Gulf
continental shelf: natural prolongation
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- exclusive economic zone:
- bilateral agreements or median lines in the Persian Gulf
- continental shelf:
- natural prolongation
territorial sea:
12 nm
contiguous zone:
24 nm
exclusive economic zone:
bilateral agreements or median lines in the Persian Gulf
continental shelf:
natural prolongation
The same text in 3 editions, 2015 to 2017.
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- exclusive economic zone:
- bilateral agreements or median lines in the Persian Gulf
- continental shelf:
- natural prolongation
territorial sea:
contiguous zone:
exclusive economic zone:
continental shelf:
The same text in 3 editions, 2018 to 2020.
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
- exclusive economic zone:
- bilateral agreements or median lines in the Persian Gulf
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- natural prolongation
territorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: bilateral agreements or median lines in the Persian Gulf
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: natural prolongation
The same text in 5 editions, 2021 to 2025.
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- exclusive economic zone:
- bilateral agreements or median lines in the Persian Gulf
- continental shelf:
- natural prolongation
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: bilateral agreements or median lines in the Persian Gulf
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: natural prolongation
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Iran: Maritime claims.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/iran/maritime-claims.