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Iran Flag — Maritime Risk Profile

ISO IR · Grey List (elevated)

OFAC comprehensive →

Port State Control performance

Paris MoU →
Grey List (elevated)
4.2% 3-year detention rate
Tokyo MoU →
Grey List (elevated)
8.5% 3-year detention rate

The Iran flag holds Grey List (elevated) placement across the two largest port state control regimes. Detention rates reflect the percentage of IR-flagged vessels detained out of all inspections at member-state ports over the most recent three-year window. Grey-list flags face elevated PSC scrutiny relative to white-list registries; detention rates are typically 2-3× the best-performing flags.

Sanctioned vessels under Iran flag

0 vessels in ArcNautical's screening index currently fly the Iran flag and appear on at least one sanctions or watch list (OFAC SDN, EU, UN, UK, Belgium FOD, or RUSI DPRK reports).

Vessel nameIMOPrograms
No vessels currently in our sanctions index fly the Iran flag.

Country sanctions exposure

Iran is currently under OFAC comprehensive sanctions programs: OFAC IRAN, EU IRAN, UN 1737. Iran is under comprehensive OFAC sanctions (E.O. 13599, 13902 et al.) plus EU and UN program restrictions. Vessels calling here face Tier-1 screening risk.

Related flags

Other flag states with similar Paris/Tokyo MoU placement: