The title compound, C(13)H(11)IN(2), crystallizes with two independent molecules (A and B) in the asymmetric unit. The two aromatic rings are inclined to one another by 73.3 (2)° in molecule A, and by 74.4 (1)° in molecule B. In molecule A, the iodophenyl and the phenyl rings are inlclined to the N=C-N plane by 88.0 (4) and 19.0 (4)°, respectively. In molecule B the corresponding angles are 85.0 (4) and 20.7 (4)°, respectively. In the crystal, the two molecules are not parallel but have a dihedral angle between the iodophenyl rings of 8.6 (1)°, and 44.5 (2)° between the phenyl rings. The A and B molecules are linked vvia N-H⋯N hydrogen bonds to form -A-B-A-B- chains propagating along direction [100].