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List of diplomatic missions in Iran

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This is a list of diplomatic missions in Iran. There are 85 embassies in Tehran, and many countries maintain consulates in other Iranian cities (not including honorary consulates).

Map of embassies in Tehran

Diplomatic missions in Tehran

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Embassies

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Other missions/delegations/offices

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Consular missions

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Ahvaz

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Bandar Abbas

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Gorgan

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Isfahan

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Kermanshah

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Mashhad

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Rasht

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Tabriz

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Urmia

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Zahedan

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Non-resident embassies accredited to Iran

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Resident in Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Resident in Ankara, Turkey

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Resident in Kuwait City

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Resident in London, United Kingdom

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Resident in New Delhi, India

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Resident in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Resident in other cities

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Former Diplomatic Missions

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Host city Sending country Mission Year closed Ref.
Tehran
Austria Embassy 2025 Closed after War between Iran and Israel[29]
 Bahrain Embassy[a] 2016 Closed after 2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran[30]
Benin Embassy 2020
Burundi Embassy Unknown [citation needed]
Bosnia Embassy 2025 Closed after War between Iran and Israel[31]
Bulgaria Embassy 2025 Closed after War between Iran and Israel[32]
 Canada Embassy 2012 Closed due to security concerns[33][34]
Colombia Embassy[b] 2002 [35]
Comoros Embassy 2016
Czech Republic Embassy 2025 Closed after War between Iran and Israel[36]
Ecuador Embassy 1978 [37]
Egypt Embassy 1979 Closed after Iranian Revolution
Ethiopia Embassy 1997 [38]
Gabon Embassy 1980s [39]
Gambia Embassy Unknown [citation needed]
Ghana Embassy 2025 Closed amid the June 2025 Israeli strikes on Iran[40]
Ireland Embassy 2025 Closed after War between Iran and Israel
Israel Embassy 1979 Closed after 1979 attack to Israeli Embassy in Tehran[41][42]
Malaysia Embassy 2025 Closed after War between Iran and Israel[43]
 Morocco Embassy 2018 [44]
New Zealand Embassy 2025 Closed after War between Iran and Israel[45]
 Peru Embassy[b] 1978 [37]
 Singapore Embassy[c] 2010
Slovakia Embassy 2025 Closed after War between Iran and Israel[46]
Somalia Embassy 2016 Closed after 2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran[47]
 United States Embassy[d] 1979 Closed after 1979 attack on the American Embassy in Tehran
Zambia Embassy 1992 Closed by Zambian order[48]
Khorramshahr  Japan Consulate-General 1981 Closed temporarily in 1981 during the Iran–Iraq War, and had never been reopened until formally abolished in 1997[49]
Mashhad  Armenia Consulate 2018
 United Kingdom Consulate 1981
Tabriz  United States Consulate-General 1979 Closed after 1979 attack on the American consulate-General in Tabriz

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ To be reopened.
  2. ^ a b Resident in Ankara, Turkey
  3. ^ Resident in Singapore
  4. ^ Under the protecting power of Switzerland.

References

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