On February 20, 2014, the Embassy was restored and the two countries agreed to restart diplomatic relations.
The British Embassy in Iran maintains and develops relations between the UK and Iran. Find out more on our UK and Iran news page. We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting Iran. You can access UK government services while in Iran.
Mel Parry was part of the SAS team that ended the 1980 siege six days after six armed men took 26 hostages inside the building. The gunmen were Iranian-Arabs wanting sovereignty for Khuzestan, in Iran's south-west, as well as demanding the release of prisoners held in Iran and their own safe passage out of the UK.
The current ambassador to Iran is Simon Shercliff.
Zaghari-Ratcliffe became a British citizen in 2013. Zaghari-Ratcliffe used to return to Iran from time to time enabling her parents to see her daughter.
The complex is located in Washington, D.C.'s Embassy Row neighborhood. During the age of the Shah, he attended numerous embassy functions there. The last resident Ambassador, Ardeshir Zahedi, cultivated a reputation of opulence, with star-studded parties and dinners.
There were approximately 37 thousand Iranian nationals residing in the United Kingdom in 2021, an increase from the 31 thousand Iranian nationals residing in the United Kingdom in 2008. The highest number of Iranian nationals residing in the United Kingdom was 44 thousand in 2011, 2014, and 2015.
Iranian citizens will need an approved United Kingdom visa and a valid Iranian passport in order to travel to the UK. Most travel to the UK is covered under the Standard Visitor Visa.
These sanctions, alongside designations by the European Union and the United States, demonstrate the international community's unified condemnation of the horrific violence the Iranian regime is inflicting on its own people, including the execution of dual British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari.
As well as conducting terrorist man-hunts, SAS troops were also advising Iraqi forces to coordinate air strikes and supporting Kurdish forces. By January 2016, they had conducted their (publicly reported) ground attack against ISIS in Ramadi and had more than 200 personnel in the country.
After months of negotiations, the Iranian government released the hostages in January 1981. The negotiations had been conducted by the Carter administration, while the release was made the first day of the Reagan administration.
The British High Commission in Australia maintains and develops relations between the UK and Australia.
The British Embassy in Moscow is responsible for supporting the interests of the UK in Russia. This includes providing services to British nationals in Russia and representing the British government in its relations with the Russian government.
The Embassy of the United Kingdom (commonly referred to as the British Embassy) is located in Tel Aviv. It is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in Israel.
The FCDO advises against all travel to Iran. British and British-Iranian dual nationals are at very/significantly high risk of arbitrary arrest, questioning or detention. Holding a British passport can be reason enough for the authorities to target you.
During your stay you should carry a photocopy of your passport at all times. If your passport contains evidence that you have travelled to Israel, such as an Israeli stamp or stamps from other countries' border crossing points with Israel, you may be refused entry to Iran.
We continue to advise do not travel to Iran. If you're in Iran, you should leave immediately. Foreigners, including Australians, are at a high risk of arbitrary detention or arrest. Foreign and dual nationals, including Australians, have been detained without due process of law.
The latest Census in 2016 recorded 58,112 Iran-born people in Australia, an increase of 68.7 per cent from the 2011 Census.
After the Revolution of Iran in 1979, Britain suspended all diplomatic relations with Iran. Britain did not have an embassy until it was reopened in 1988. During the Iran–Iraq War, Saddam Hussein acquired metal tubes from firms in the United Kingdom, intended for the Project Babylon supergun.
China and India have also emerged as friends of Iran; these three countries face similar challenges in the global economy as they industrialize, and consequently find themselves aligned on a number of issues. Iran maintains regular diplomatic and commercial relations with Russia and the former Soviet Republics.
The Embassy of the United States of America in Baghdad is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in the Republic of Iraq. Ambassador Alina Romanowski is currently the chief of mission. At 104 acres (42 ha), it is the largest embassy in the world; it is nearly as large as Vatican City.
Adultery. Adultery (zina-e-mohsen) is punishable by 100 lashes for unmarried people and by death on the fourth offense. It is punishable by death by stoning (under moratorium since 2002, officially replaced in 2012, by an unspecified punishment) for married people and in all cases of incest.