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{{Short description|Identifier for a time offset from UTC of +03:30}}
{{Time zones of the Middle East}}
'''Iran Standard Time''' ('''IRST''') or '''Iran Time''' ('''IT''') is the [[time zone]] used in [[Iran]]. Iran uses a UTC offset [[UTC+03:30]]. IRST is defined by the 52.5 degrees east [[meridian (geography)|meridian]], the same meridian which defines the [[Iranian calendar]] and is the official meridian of Iran.
 
Between 2005 and 2008, by decree of President [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]], Iran did not observe [[daylight saving time]] (DST) (called ''Iran Daylight Time'' or ''IRDT'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=246 |title=Time zone and daylight saving time for Iran – Tehran between 2010 and 2019 |publisher=Timeanddate.com |access-date=9 May 2010}}</ref> It was reintroduced from 21 March 2008. On 21 September 2022, Iran abolished DST and now observes standard time year-round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/iran-dst-2022.html|title=Iran Considers Abolishing DST|website=timeanddate.com|date=|accessdate=13 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://livingintehran.com/2022/09/21/daylight-saving-time-ends-in-iran/|date=2022-09-21|title=Daylight Saving Time Ends in Iran|website=Livingintehran.com}}</ref>