None of the seven AI answer engines Cituna tracks is on its maker’s list of supported countries for Iran, checked September 23, 2026. ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode are not on the list for Iran. Perplexity and Grok publish no country list. Google handles 99.5% of searches in Iran, Bing 0.43% (StatCounter, August 2026). Those are the answers a brand can win or lose in Iran, so they are the ones to track.
Which AI engines are available in Iran
| Engine | Status in Iran | Source |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | Not on the maker’s list | OpenAI, ChatGPT supported countries |
| Perplexity | No country list published | Perplexity Terms of Service (no country list) |
| Gemini | Not on the maker’s list | Google, where you can use the Gemini web app |
| Claude | Not on the maker’s list | Anthropic, supported countries and regions |
| Grok | No country list published | xAI Terms of Service (no country list) |
| Google AI Overviews | Not on the maker’s list | Google, AI Overviews availability |
| Google AI Mode | Not on the maker’s list | Google, AI Mode availability |
Each row is what the maker’s own page said on September 23, 2026. Lists change, so follow the source before you rely on one.
OpenAI says that using ChatGPT from outside its listed countries and territories may get an account blocked or suspended.
Search engines in Iran
Google handles 99.5% of searches in Iran and Bing 0.43%, and Google AI Overviews and AI Mode appear inside Google Search.
| Search engine | Share of searches |
|---|---|
| 99.5% | |
| Bing | 0.43% |
StatCounter Global Stats, all devices, August 2026.
Languages in Iran
Buyers in Iran search in Persian (Farsi). Google’s AI Overviews list covers Persian (Farsi), and AI Mode’s list matches it.
How Iran differs from most markets
84 of the 89 countries we check share one picture: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode are on their makers’ lists, and Perplexity and Grok have no published country list. What sets Iran apart:
- Its engine picture, from each maker’s own list as checked on September 23, 2026: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode are not on their makers’ lists for Iran.
Our table of AI engines by country sets all 89 countries side by side, and our pages for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates cover two more markets with a picture of their own.
How to track AI visibility in Iran
Track the engines available in Iran on a schedule, not once; our trackers for Perplexity and Grok show what each answer contains.
Cituna tracks all seven engines, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Grok, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode, from the $39 Starter, and joins the result to Google Search Console so a movement in Iran can be checked against real clicks. Then it does the work: it generates the fix for each gap, its AutoSEO writes and publishes the articles that answer the questions you are missing, and Claude or any other AI agent can work through the results over MCP. The most useful output is usually not the score but the competitor list, because it tells you which brands are being named in your place in this market.
Drafted with AI assistance from our own research and Search Console data, and reviewed by Rahul A before publishing. Rules and prices change; check the linked official source before you act.