State dossier
Iran
IRN · IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) · on the world map
What does it want?
Position: keep it in Geneva (CCW-ONLY). Supports continuing the consensus process in the Geneva weapons convention, and has not said what it should produce.
Keep it in Geneva (CCW-ONLY), since 2025-11-04, interpreted (INFERRED)
Iran abstained on all three UN resolutions and explained why in 2023 and 2025. It objected to how the resolutions define the weapons, to their references to human rights and regional conferences, and to widening the subject from lethal autonomous weapons to autonomous weapons in general. In 2025 it called the Geneva expert group the most appropriate forum. It has not said what kind of rules, if any, it wants.
Iran abstained in 2023 in part because the resolution does not define its terms.
the definition and scope of the terminology "lethal autonomous weapons" in the draft resolution are not clearly defined.
General Assembly First Committee, 78th session, 28th meeting, official verbatim record (A/C.1/78/PV.28), 2023-11-01 source
Iran wants the Geneva expert group kept within the convention's scope.
the Group of Governmental Experts operating under the scope of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons should focus on member States of the Convention.
General Assembly First Committee, 78th session, 28th meeting, official verbatim record (A/C.1/78/PV.28), 2023-11-01 source
In 2025 Iran calls the CCW expert group the most appropriate forum for the issue.
the Group of Governmental Experts established under the framework of the CCW CCW remains the most appropriate forum
General Assembly First Committee, 80th session, 24th meeting, automatic speech recognition transcript, 2025-11-04 source
Iran objects to widening the subject from lethal autonomous weapons to autonomous weapons.
attempt to broaden the scope of the resolution from lethal autonomous weapons to the more general category of autonomous weapons gives rise to serious concerns.
General Assembly First Committee, 80th session, 24th meeting, automatic speech recognition transcript, 2025-11-04 source
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How did it vote?
Abstain, Abstain, Abstain across the three resolutions.
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What has it signed?
Being on a list is a fact. Not being on one is not opposition.
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When has it spoken?
Every time it went on the record, dated.
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What rules has it written at home?
Its own military policy.
Military policy not yet reviewed by this site, as of 2026-11-04.
The record
The documents on file.
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