Iran’s accession to the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea based on the SWOT framework

The government of Iran is one of the signatories of the 1958 Convention, but it has never ratified the Convention. This litoral state has also conditionally signed the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea, but it has been 40 years since Iran signed this convention and 28 years after the implementation of this convention in 1994, the government has always refused to ratify this convention, which is the most important convention in the field of litoral satate maritime zone, and no plan or bill has been presented in the government or parliament to ratify it. In this article, using the analytical descriptive method, the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats and legal doubts of Iran regarding this convention, which is actually the most important regulation in the field of the law of the seas, are examined and in finally, an analysis is provided to resolve Iran s concerns in the direction of ratifying this convention.The findings of this research show that the mandatory reference to the legal methods of dispute resolution in the convention, the right of innocent passage of military ships in the territorial sea, the right of transit passage through the straits due to the internationalization of the Strait of Hormuz and the establishment of transit passage through this strait are the most important Iran s reason for not ratifying the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Seas. Therefore, it can be said that by removing such concerns and joining this convention, can enjoy its benefits such as the transfer of marine technologies, economic benefits, etc.