List of diplomatic missions in Iran
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Iran. There are 89 embassies in Tehran, and many countries maintain consulates in other Iranian cities (not including honorary consulates).

Diplomatic missions in Tehran
[edit]Embassies
[edit]
Afghanistan
Algeria[1]
Argentina
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan[2]
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
Brunei
Burkina Faso
Chile
China
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia[3]
Denmark
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guinea
Holy See
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iraq[4]
Italy
Ivory Coast
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan[5]
Kenya
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Libya
Malaysia[6]
Mali
Mauritania
Mexico
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Niger[7]
Nigeria
North Korea
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Philippines
Poland
Portugal[8]
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland[9][10]
Syria
Tajikistan
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zimbabwe
Other missions/delegations/offices
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Albania (Interests section -
Turkey is the protecting power)[11][12]
Egypt (interests section - It is supervised by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt)
United States (interests section -
Switzerland is the protecting power)
Gallery
[edit]-
Embassy of China
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Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See
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Embassy of Poland
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Embassy of Turkey
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Embassy of the United Kingdom
Consular missions
[edit]Ahvaz
[edit]Bandar Abbas
[edit]
China[13]
India
Kazakhstan (Consulate)[5][14]
United Arab Emirates
Gorgan
[edit]Isfahan
[edit]Kermanshah
[edit]Mashhad
[edit]Rasht
[edit]Tabriz
[edit]Urmia
[edit]Zahedan
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Afghanistan
India
Pakistan (Consulate-General)[18]
Non-resident embassies accredited to Iran
[edit]Resident in Abu Dhabi, UAE
[edit]Resident in Ankara, Turkey
[edit]Resident in Kuwait City
[edit]Resident in London, United Kingdom
[edit]Resident in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
[edit]Resident in other cities
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Costa Rica (Moscow)
Cape Verde (Moscow)
Guatemala (New York City)[28]
Haiti (Doha)
Iceland (Oslo)[29]
Malta (Valletta)[30]
Malawi (Cairo)
Myanmar (Islamabad)
Nauru (New York City)
Nepal (Islamabad)[31]
Singapore (Singapore)[32]
São Tomé and Príncipe (Addis Ababa)
Taiwan (Dubai)
Timor-Leste (Jakarta)
Former Diplomatic Missions
[edit]| Host city | Sending country | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tehran | Embassy[a] | 2016 | Closed after 2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran[33] | |
| Embassy | 2020 | |||
| Embassy | Unknown | [citation needed] | ||
| Embassy | 2025 | Closed after War between Iran and Israel[34] | ||
| Embassy | 2025 | Closed after War between Iran and Israel[35] | ||
| Embassy | 2012 | Closed due to security concerns[36][37] | ||
| Embassy[b] | 2002 | [38] | ||
| Embassy | 2016 | |||
| Embassy | 1978 | [39] | ||
| Embassy | 1979 | Closed after Iranian Revolution | ||
| Embassy | 1997 | [40] | ||
| Embassy | 1980s | [41] | ||
| Embassy | Unknown | [citation needed] | ||
| Embassy | 2025 | Closed after War between Iran and Israel | ||
| Embassy | 1979 | Closed after 1979 attack to Israeli Embassy in Tehran[42][43] | ||
| Embassy | 2018 | [44] | ||
| Embassy | 2025 | Closed after War between Iran and Israel[35] | ||
| Embassy[b] | 1978 | [39] | ||
| Embassy[c] | 2010 | |||
| Embassy | 2025 | Closed after War between Iran and Israel[35] | ||
| Embassy | 2016 | Closed after 2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran[45] | ||
| Embassy[d] | 1979 | Closed after 1979 attack on the American Embassy in Tehran | ||
| Embassy | 1992 | Closed by Zambian order[46] | ||
| Khorramshahr | Consulate-General | 1981 | Closed temporarily in 1981 during the Iran–Iraq War, and had never been reopened until formally abolished in 1997[47] | |
| Mashhad | Consulate | 2018 | ||
| Consulate | 1981 | |||
| Tabriz | Consulate-General | 1979 | Closed after 1979 attack on the American consulate-General in Tabriz |
See also
[edit]- List of diplomatic missions of Iran
- Visa requirements for Iranian citizens
- Foreign Relations of Iran
Notes
[edit]References
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