Guidelines

Iraq (IQ)

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Locale Summary
Locale name	Iraq
ISO code The International Organization for Standardization two character representation for the given locale.	IQ
Region	Middle East & Africa
Mobile country code A three digit code associated with the given locale and used in conjunction with a Mobile Network Code to uniquely identify mobile networks.	418
Dialing code The dialing prefix used to establish a call or send an SMS from one locale to the given locale.	+964

Guidelines
Two-way SMS supported Whether Twilio supports two-way SMS in the given locale.	No
Number portability available Whether number portability is available in the given locale.	No
Twilio concatenated message support Concatenation refers to the capability of splitting a message that is too long to be sent in one SMS into smaller pieces and then joining the pieces at the receiving end so that the receiver sees the message as one.	Yes* For certain sender ID types this may not be supported. Where messages are split and rejoined may vary based on character encoding.
Message length How many characters can be sent given a particular message encoding before the message will be split into concatenated segments.	-----
Twilio MMS support Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) provides a standards-based means to send pictures and video to mobile phones.	Converted to SMS with embedded URL
Sending SMS to landline numbers How Twilio handles an SMS message destined for landline telephone number.	You cannot send SMS to a landline destination number: the Twilio REST API will throw a 400 response with error code 21614, the message will not appear in the logs, and the account will not be charged.
Compliance considerations Twilio strongly encourages customers to review proposed use cases with qualified legal counsel to make sure that they comply with all applicable laws. This table lists some general best practices.	Sender ID Compliance Sender ID Registration is required in Iraq for Asiacell network as of July 1, 2026. Starting on that date, unregistered Alphanumeric Sender IDs and international long codes sent to Asiacell are delivered on a best-effort basis. That means delivery isn’t guaranteed, and some messages may not reach subscribers . To ensure uninterrupted delivery of messages, please register your Alphanumeric Sender IDs. Additional Phone Numbers and Sender ID Guidelines Twilio strongly encourages customers to review proposed use cases with qualified legal counsel to make sure that they comply with all applicable laws. The following are some general best practices: Get opt-in consent from each end-user before sending any communication to them, particularly for marketing or other non-essential communications. Only communicate during an end-user’s daytime hours unless it is urgent. SMS campaigns should support HELP/STOP messages, and similar messages, in the end-user’s local language. Do not contact end-users on do-not-call or do-not-disturb registries.

Phone Numbers & Sender ID

Alphanumeric

	Pre-registration	Dynamic
Operator network capability Whether mobile operators in the given country support the feature.	Required for Iraq Asiacell only	Not Supported for Asiacell Supported for the rest of the Iraq networks
Twilio supported Whether Twilio supports the feature for the given country.	Supported for Iraq Asiacell Learn more and register via the Console	Not Supported for Asiacell Supported for the rest of the Iraq networks
Sender ID preserved In some countries sender IDs for certain sender types are not preserved and are changed for compliance and/or deliverability reasons. In these countries mobile subscribers will see a different ‘from sender ID’ than the one sent by you.	Yes	Yes
Provisioning time Provisioning is the process of getting the sender ID approved and registered with mobile networks (depending on country requirements). Provisioning time is how long this process takes in the given country.	5 days	N/A
UCS-2 support	Yes	Supported
Use case restrictions	N/A	Effective July 1, 2026, the Iraqi network Asiacell has begun requiring Sender ID pre-registration due to network regulatory changes. Existing Traffic: Twilio has proactively registered the majority of existing active customer Sender IDs with our upstream suppliers. Existing traffic should continue to flow normally. Inactive & New Sender IDs: Please note that traffic generated from Sender IDs that have not been used in the last 6 months will be rejected by the network. New Registrations: You can begin registering your Alphanumeric Sender ID through the Twilio Console. Recommendation: We strongly advise customers to register an Alphanumeric Sender ID even if your sender ID was actively used the last 6 months in Iraq and was included in our proactive registration with our upstream provider.
Best practices	N/A	Sender ID Registration is required in Iraq for Asiacell network as of July 1, 2026. We recommend using registered Alphanumeric Sender ID when sending to Iraq.

Long codes and short codes

	Long code domestic	Long code international	Short code
Operator network capability Whether mobile operators in the given country support the feature.	Not Supported	Not Supported	Not Supported
Twilio supported Whether Twilio supports the feature for the given country.	---	Supported	---
Sender ID preserved In some countries sender IDs for certain sender types are not preserved and are changed for compliance and/or deliverability reasons. In these countries mobile subscribers will see a different ‘from sender ID’ than the one sent by you.	---	No	---
Provisioning time Provisioning is the process of getting the sender ID approved and registered with mobile networks (depending on country requirements). Provisioning time is how long this process takes in the given country.	N/A	N/A	N/A
UCS-2 support	N/A	Supported	N/A
Use case restrictions	N/A	The use of Numeric Sender IDs is not supported by Asiacell, Zain, and Korek networks. Such IDs will be overwritten with a generic Alphanumeric Sender ID outside the Twilio platform. For the networks Zain and Asiacell specifically the expected behaviour is SMS failure when a Numeric Sender ID is used so Twilio recommends submitting messages only with Alphanumeric Sender IDs for better deliverability.	N/A
Best practices	N/A	Twilio recommends submitting messages only with Alphanumeric Sender IDs for better deliverability.	N/A

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