Iraqi domains (.IQ) kept suspended

[aww]

I found this an interesting bit of news for our industry:

Lawsuit Denies Iraq Its '.IQ' Internet Domain Code

When an interim government takes over from the US-led occupation next week, Iraq will regain its place among the world’s sovereign nations – except on the Internet.

More than 240 places have their own two-letter Internet country codes, from “.ac” for Ascension Island to “.zw” for Zimbabwe. There’s even “.ps” for the Palestinian territories.

But the domain assigned to Iraq, “.iq,” is stuck in a strange legalistic limbo because the company that administered it is under US criminal investigation.

("A Google search for sites in the “.iq” domain yields only 20 links, all unavailable")