In the cation of the title salt, C(11)H(12)IN(4) (+)·Cl(-), the two aromatic rings are oriented to each other at 9.3 (2)°. In the crystal, the two independent Cl(-) anions lie on twofold rotation axes. N-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds between the cations and anions generate a supra-molecular layer parallel to (010).