The Iranian government has automatically extended all business licenses expiring after February 28, 2026, for an additional three months, explicitly citing ongoing war conditions.
The Iranian government has enacted emergency economic measures to support businesses amid ongoing military escalations, specifically granting a blanket extension to recently expired commercial licenses.
According to the major domestic news aggregator Akharinkhabar, the Deregulation and Business Environment Improvement Board has ruled that "due to war conditions," the validity of all business licenses that expired from the 9th of Esfand onwards (February 28, 2026) is automatically extended for three months from their respective expiration dates.
The announcement was echoed verbatim by Pezeshkian Supporters, a pro-government channel aligned with the Iranian administration, which confirmed the exact start date of the grace period as Esfand 9, 1404.
The administrative relief and the explicit acknowledgment of "war conditions" arrive as domestic commerce faces severe external and internal disruptions. On March 16, sweeping military strikes by Israel and U.S. CENTCOM forces hit over 200 Iranian military targets and key infrastructure, while Iranian authorities simultaneously grapple with a widespread shutdown of the nation's major banking systems.
The Persian date '9 Esfand 1404' corresponds to February 28, 2026. The sources' identical language indicates the publication of a centralized government press release or directive.