What is Iran Standard Time?
{{Time zones of the Middle East}} [[File:Iran (orthographic projection).svg|thumb|[[Iran]].]] '''Iran Standard Time (IRST),''' also called '''Iran Time (IRT),''' is a [[time zone]] used in [[Iran]]. The [[standard time]] is 3.5 hours ahead of [[Coordinated Universal Time]] ([[UTC+03:30]]). During its [[daylight saving time]] (DST), it used '''Iran Daylight Time (IRDT)''', which was 4.5 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time ([[UTC+04:30]]), but however, from 2006 to 2007, IRDT was not used in Iran, but was re-introduced on March 21, 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/iran/tehran|title=Time Zone in Tehran, Iran|date=May 9, 2016|website=Time and Date|access-date=May 16, 2016}}</ref> On September 21, 2022, Iran abolished daylight saving time and now observes standard time the entire year.<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=21 September 2022|title=Daylight Saving Time Ends in Iran|website=Livingintehran.com}}</ref> == Daylight saving dates for Iran == Before it was ended in 2022, daylight saving time (DST) started on March 21 or 22 ([[Farvardin]]) and ended on September 21-22 ([[Shahrivar]]). == References == <references /> [[Category:Time by country|Iran]] [[Category:Iran]]