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The Former Embassy of Iran in Washington, D.C. was the Imperial State of Iran's diplomatic mission to the United States. Direct bilateral Iran–United States relations between the two governments were severed following the Iranian revolution in 1979, and the subsequent seizure of hostages at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran.
The chancery, a modernist building, was built in 1959. It is accompanied by a Georgian style structure that serves as the ambassador's residence.[1] The complex is located in Washington, D.C.'s Embassy Row neighborhood.
During his reign Mohammad Reza Shah attended numerous embassy functions there. The last resident Ambassador, Ardeshir Zahedi, cultivated a reputation of opulence, with star-studded parties and dinners. Famous figures who visited the embassy include Elizabeth Taylor, Andy Warhol, Barbara Walters, and Frank Sinatra. This was documented in 2013 by Iranian-American artist Eric Parnes, the first person in over 34 years to photograph the interior of the embassy.[2]
The embassy complex continues to be de jure owned by the Government of Iran,[3][4] but it has not been used by the Iranian government since 7 April 1980, and its buildings and grounds are currently maintained and de facto controlled by the U.S. Department of State.[5] Other properties include the residence of the Iranian military attache, 3410 Garfield Street NW, and the residence of the Iranian Minister of Cultural Affairs, 2954 Upton Street NW. Six of ten buildings are being rented.[6][7]
Iran is now represented diplomatically through the Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the United States located in the Pakistani Embassy.[8][9]
唯一の違いは、キューバには独自の事務所があり、それは革命前のキューバ大使館だったということだ。我々には独自の事務所はない。なぜなら国務省が大使館を維持しているからだ。同様に、イラン政府もテヘランに米国大使館を置いている。
。ワシントンの壮大な大使館とは異なり、パキスタンの大使館はダウンタウンにある特徴のないレンガ造りの建物で、どんな商業施設でも入りそうな外観をしている。内部には、イラン利益代表部があり、階段の下に狭いロビーがあり、利益代表部の残りの部分は外からは見えないようになっている。