How Pakistan provides Iran its last official address in US
India Today
Operating under Pakistan's diplomatic umbrella, Iran's Interests Section in Washington remains Tehran's only official foothold in the US. It is sustaining consular services and a fragile backchannel, even as the war between the US and Iran is escalating.
2209 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007. Is the address of the Pakistani embassy in the US. It was the very same address from which the Iranian government functioned in the US till 2015. The Iranian Interests Section moved out for want of space, but till date functions under the aegis of the Pakistani embassy in the US.
This was the arrangement made after the US and Iran cut diplomatic ties after the 1979 Iranian revolution during which the American embassy in Tehran was seized by protesters. With no official ties, the US functions through the Swiss embassy in Tehran.
But it is the Iran Interests Section in Washington DC that is interesting amid reports that Pakistan, along with Egypt and Qatar, is trying to play the role of a mediator in the US-Israel-Iran war.
The Office for the Protection of the Interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran - Washington, DC, now operates from 1250 23rd Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20037. Though a larger and a standalone facility, it legally remains a part of the Pakistani Embassy and under Pakistani diplomatic protection.
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