Iranian passports are issued to nationals of Iran for the purpose of international travel.
Iran started issuing diplomatic and service biometric passports in July 2007.
As of February 2020, Iranian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 44 countries and territories, ranking the Iranian passport 98th in terms of travel freedom (tied with passports from Bangladesh, Dem.
Exemptions for academic visas and waivers from consular officials were eventually allowed before being lifted in its entirety by Trump's successor Joe Biden upon assuming office in 2021.
During the reign of Ahmad Shah (early 20th-century) the French titles were added to the document "Passeport du passage: au nom de Sa Majeste Imperiale le Shahinschah de Perse" (Passport of the Passage: in the name of His Imperial Majesty the Shahanshah of Persia).