Friday, March 21, 2025
Iran has been suspended from the international convention that provides for international driving licenses, primarily because US sanctions have made it difficult to make the payments the convention requires.
The suspension makes problems primarily for the truck drivers who ferry goods between Europe and Iran. In an interview with the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), Parviz Khoshkalam Khosroshahi, the governor of Central Insurance (Bimeh Markazi), explained that all member countries of the “Green Card Convention” must have a local Green Card office to coordinate insurance claims and liaise with the relevant international council. Initially, Iran’s Green Card Office operated within Central Insurance.
However, as Iran faced increasing difficulties in transferring funds, some compensation payments went unpaid. “For instance, if an Iranian truck driver was involved in a fatal accident in Turkey, the Turkish Green Card Office would cover the victim’s compensation and then seek reimbursement from Iran’s Green Card Office,” Khosroshahi said. However, due to banking sanctions, these payments could not be processed, leading to Iran’s suspension.