The former United States Embassy, Tehran operated from 1951 until it was seized during Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. Iranian students took 52 American diplomats hostage for 444 days, an event known as the Iran hostage crisis. Afterward, the U.S. cut diplomatic ties with Iran. The compound was never returned and is now a museum often called the Den of Espionage, covered in anti-U.S. murals. It remains a powerful symbol of the breakdown in U.S.–Iran relations. #Iran #USEmbassy | The Bearded Back