Ahmad Karami-Asad, head of the driving license department at the traffic police, said on Saturday that the initiative would enable Iranian citizens to drive in foreign countries without having to have their national licenses translated.
He further explained that, in accordance with international treaties, possessing a license issued by the Travel, Tourism and Touring Organization still remains mandatory.
Since 1975, when Iran joined the Geneva Convention, citizens planning to travel abroad were required to obtain an international license in addition to their national one.
This often involved translating their national license for use overseas, a process that was costly and time-consuming for many individuals.
IRNA