former Embassy of Iran in Washington, D.C.

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The former Embassy of Iran in Washington, D.C. is a historic diplomatic building on Embassy Row that once housed Iran’s official mission to the United States before diplomatic relations were severed in 1980.

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former Embassy of Iran in Washington, D.C. canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf embassy building
historic building
architecturalType diplomatic chancery
associatedCountryAfter1979 Iran
surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran
associatedCountryBefore1980 Imperial State of Iran
associatedEvent Iran hostage crisis
associatedWith Iranian Revolution
associatedWithTopic foreign relations of Iran
foreign relations of the United States
buildingType government building
buildingUse diplomatic offices (historically)
category Buildings and structures in Washington, D.C.
Diplomatic missions of Iran
Embassy Row NERFINISHED
Iran–United States relations
country Iran
currentUse not used as an active embassy
diplomaticFunction representation of Iran in the United States (until 1980)
diplomaticRank embassy
diplomaticRelationsSeveredIn 1980
diplomaticRelationsStatusSince1980 no formal diplomatic relations between Iran and the United States
diplomaticRelationsWith United States ONNED1
formerFunction Embassy of Iran to the United States
function diplomatic mission building
governingJurisdiction District of Columbia
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Iranian diaspora in the United States
historians of U.S. foreign relations
hasHeritageStatus considered a historic diplomatic property
historicSignificance part of the architectural heritage of Embassy Row
symbol of pre-1980 Iran–United States diplomatic relations
locatedIn United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOn Embassy Row ONNED1
location Washington, D.C.
neighborhood Embassy Row NERFINISHED
ownership Government of Iran
partOf the network of foreign embassies in Washington, D.C.
reasonForStatusChange severing of diplomatic relations between Iran and the United States
region Northwest Washington, D.C.
role site of Iran’s official mission to the United States before 1980
status closed
symbolizes interruption of Iran–United States diplomatic ties
usedBy Government of Iran
Imperial State of Iran
yearClosedAsEmbassy 1980

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Sheridan Circle hasNearbyBuilding former Embassy of Iran in Washington, D.C.