The old US embassy, museum in Tehran: Inside the 'US den of espionage'

By Sandra Hall
August 22 2015 - 12:15am
A satirical drawing of  the Statue of Liberty on the wall of the former US embassy in Tehran. Photo: The Washington Post
A satirical drawing of the Statue of Liberty on the wall of the former US embassy in Tehran. Photo: The Washington Post
A satirical drawing of  the Statue of Liberty on the wall of the former US embassy in Tehran. Photo: The Washington Post
A satirical drawing of the Statue of Liberty on the wall of the former US embassy in Tehran. Photo: The Washington Post
Iranian students walk inside of one of the buildings of the former US embassy.  Photo: The Washington Post
Iranian students walk inside of one of the buildings of the former US embassy. Photo: The Washington Post
A poster in the grounds of the American Embassy. Photo: Sandra Hall
A poster in the grounds of the American Embassy. Photo: Sandra Hall
A wax figure of William Sullivan, (right) the last American ambassador to Iran, at the former US Embassy in Tehran. Photo: The Washington Post
A wax figure of William Sullivan, (right) the last American ambassador to Iran, at the former US Embassy in Tehran. Photo: The Washington Post
A satirical drawing of  the Statue of Liberty on the wall of the former US embassy in Tehran. Photo: The Washington Post
A satirical drawing of the Statue of Liberty on the wall of the former US embassy in Tehran. Photo: The Washington Post
A satirical drawing of  the Statue of Liberty on the wall of the former US embassy in Tehran. Photo: The Washington Post
A satirical drawing of the Statue of Liberty on the wall of the former US embassy in Tehran. Photo: The Washington Post

In Tehran, the abandoned US embassy has been turned into a museum that is rarely open to the public. But we're in luck, and treated to a tour with a young guide who loses no opportunity to expound on the sins of what is now known as the "US den of espionage".

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