List of diplomatic missions of Iran

This is a list of diplomatic missions of Iran. Iran has a substantial diplomatic network, reflecting its foreign affairs priorities within the Islamic and Non-Aligned world.

In Washington, D.C. the Embassy of Pakistan looks after the interests of Iran in the United States.

Iranian diplomatic missions

Current missions

Africa

Americas

Asia

Europe

Oceania

Multilateral organizations

Non-resident embassies

  1.  Bhutan (New Delhi)
  2.  Guinea-Bissau (Conakry)
  3.  Central African Republic (Abuja)
  4.  Zambia (Harare)
  5.  Botswana (Pretoria)
  6.  Eswatini (Pretoria)
  7.  El Salvador (Managua)
  8.  Honduras (Managua)
  9.  Costa Rica (Managua)

Embassies to Open

Closed missions

Africa

Host country Host city Mission Year closed Ref.
Comoros Moroni Embassy 2016
Gabon Libreville Embassy Unknown
Gambia Banjul Embassy Unknown
Morocco Rabat Embassy 2018
Mozambique Maputo Embassy Unknown
Somalia Mogadishu Embassy 2016
Zambia Lusaka Embassy Unknown

Americas

Host country Host city Mission Year closed Ref.
Canada Ottawa Embassy 2012
United States Washington, D.C. Embassy 1980
Chicago Consulate-General 1980
Houston Consulate-General 1980
New York City Consulate-General 1980
San Francisco Consulate-General 1980

Asia

Host country Host city Mission Year closed Ref.
Bahrain Manama Embassy 2016
Syria Damascus Embassy 2024
Aleppo Consulate-General 2024

Europe

Host country Host city Mission Year closed Ref.
Albania Tirana Embassy 2022
Germany Frankfurt Consulate-General 2024
Hamburg Consulate-General 2024
Munich Consulate-General 2024

Notes

  1. ↑ Also accredited to Congo-Brazzaville.
  2. ↑ Also accredited to Djibouti, South Sudan, & African Union.
  3. ↑ Also accredited to Liberia & Togo.
  4. ↑ Also accredited to Cameroon, Gabon, & São Tomé and Príncipe.
  5. ↑ Also accredited to Eritrea.
  6. ↑ Also accredited to Mauritius & Seychelles.
  7. ↑ Also accredited to Benin & Chad.
  8. ↑ Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea.
  9. ↑ Also accredited to Cape Verde & Gambia.
  10. ↑ Also accredited to Angola, Lesotho, & Mozambique.
  11. ↑ Under the protecting power of  Switzerland.
  12. ↑ Also accredited to Belize & Guatemala.
  13. ↑ Under the protecting power of Pakistan.
  14. ↑ Also accredited to Paraguay.
  15. ↑ Also accredited to Trinidad and Tobago.
  16. ↑ Also accredited to Timor-Leste & Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
  17. ↑ Also accredited to Maldives.
  18. ↑ Also accredited to Laos & Myanmar.
  19. ↑ Also accredited to Cambodia.
  20. ↑ Also accredited to Slovakia.
  21. ↑ Also accredited to Estonia.
  22. ↑ Also accredited to Monaco.
  23. ↑ The Iranian Embassy to the Holy See is located outside Vatican territory in Rome.
  24. ↑ Also accredited to Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
  25. ↑ Also accredited to Iceland.
  26. ↑ Also accredited to Lithuania.
  27. ↑ Also accredited to Montenegro.
  28. ↑ Also accredited to Latvia.
  29. ↑ Also accredited to Liechtenstein.
  30. ↑ Also accredited to Moldova.
  31. ↑ Also accredited to Fiji.

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