Smoking in Iran

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[[File:Tailor man Smoking 1.jpg|220px|thumbnail|right|An Iranian man smoking interior]]

[[File:RezaShahBozorg23.jpg|thumb|[[Reza Shah]] King of Iran, 1937]]

'''Smoking in Iran'''{{efn|{{langx|fa|سیگار کشیدن در ایران|Sigâre kašidan dar Irân}}}} has been [[smoking ban|banned]] in all public places since 2007. This includes all state bodies, hotels. A smoking ban for all car drivers nationwide was implemented in March 2006, and although offenders can face fines, the ban has been widely ignored. The sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 is prohibited and is punishable by the confiscation of the vendor's tobacco products and a fine.

'''Smoking in Iran'''{{efn|{{langx|fa|سیگار کشیدن در ایران|Sigâre kašidan dar Irân}}}} has been [[smoking ban|banned]] in all public places since 2007. This includes all state bodies, hotels. A smoking ban for all car drivers nationwide was implemented in March 2006, and although offenders can face fines, the ban has been widely ignored. The sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 is prohibited and is punishable by the confiscation of the vendor's tobacco products and a fine.

About 20% of the adult male and 4.5% of the adult female population smoke tobacco (12 million smokers according to some estimates).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-235/0812241246201050.htm|title=وب سایتهای ایرنا - Irna |access-date=2012-02-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217191537/http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-235/0812241246201050.htm |archive-date=2012-02-17 }}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://www.payvand.com/news/09/jun/1006.html |title=25% of death in Iran caused by tobacco: Minister |publisher=Payvand.com |date=2009-05-31 |access-date=2012-02-05}}</ref> 60,000 Iranians die directly or indirectly due to smoking every year (2008).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smokersclubinc.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1834 |title=Iran Compulsory Rules |publisher=The Smokers Club, Inc. |date=2007-12-22 |access-date=2012-02-05}}</ref> Smoking is responsible for 25% of deaths in the country.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Approx. 54-60 billion cigarettes are believed to be consumed annually in Iran.<ref name="New law"/>

About 20% of the adult male and 4.5% of the adult female population smoke tobacco (12 million smokers according to some estimates).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-235/0812241246201050.htm|title=وب سایتهای ایرنا - Irna |access-date=2012-02-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217191537/http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-235/0812241246201050.htm |archive-date=2012-02-17 }}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://www.payvand.com/news/09/jun/1006.html |title=25% of death in Iran caused by tobacco: Minister |publisher=Payvand.com |date=2009-05-31 |access-date=2012-02-05}}</ref> 60,000 Iranians die directly or indirectly due to smoking every year (2008).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smokersclubinc.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1834 |title=Iran Compulsory Rules |publisher=The Smokers Club, Inc. |date=2007-12-22 |access-date=2012-02-05}}</ref> Smoking is responsible for 25% of deaths in the country.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Approx. 54-60 billion cigarettes are believed to be consumed annually in Iran.<ref name="New law"/>

[[File:Shah lighting cigarette for his wife Sorraya.jpg|thumb|[[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]] of Iran, 1950s]]

Around 2.7 billion cigarettes are smuggled into Iran annually, according to officials from the state-owned Iranian Tobacco Company (ITC), on top of another 26.7 billion which are imported legally (2008).<ref>{{Cite periodical|title=IRAN: Food, Beverages and Tobacco Forecast|magazine=Economist Intelligence Unit| date=August 18, 2008}}</ref> Imports of cigarettes, tobacco, cigars, cigarette paper, cigarette tips are subject to government monopoly.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.austrade.gov.au/australia/layout/0,,0_S2-1_CLNTXID0019-2_-3_PWB1151550-4_doingbusiness-5_-6_-7_,00.html |title=Iran Profile |website=Austrade |date=2006-10-04 |access-date=2012-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004192232/http://www.austrade.gov.au/australia/layout/0,,0_S2-1_CLNTXID0019-2_-3_PWB1151550-4_doingbusiness-5_-6_-7_,00.html |archive-date=October 4, 2006 }}</ref> Iranians spend more than $1.8 billion a year on tobacco.<ref name="New law"/>

Around 2.7 billion cigarettes are smuggled into Iran annually, according to officials from the state-owned Iranian Tobacco Company (ITC), on top of another 26.7 billion which are imported legally (2008).<ref>{{Cite periodical|title=IRAN: Food, Beverages and Tobacco Forecast|magazine=Economist Intelligence Unit| date=August 18, 2008}}</ref> Imports of cigarettes, tobacco, cigars, cigarette paper, cigarette tips are subject to government monopoly.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.austrade.gov.au/australia/layout/0,,0_S2-1_CLNTXID0019-2_-3_PWB1151550-4_doingbusiness-5_-6_-7_,00.html |title=Iran Profile |website=Austrade |date=2006-10-04 |access-date=2012-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004192232/http://www.austrade.gov.au/australia/layout/0,,0_S2-1_CLNTXID0019-2_-3_PWB1151550-4_doingbusiness-5_-6_-7_,00.html |archive-date=October 4, 2006 }}</ref> Iranians spend more than $1.8 billion a year on tobacco.<ref name="New law"/>