Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Embassy of Iran in London is the diplomatic mission of Iran in the United Kingdom. It is located in South Kensington next to the embassy of Ethiopia. Iran also maintains a Consular Section at 50 Kensington Court, South Kensington.The embassy was the location of the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege in which members of the Iranian-Arab nationalist group the Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan seized the building for several days before being overrun by the SAS. The embassy was severely damaged during the siege and did not re-open until 1993.Following the 2011 attack on the British Embassy in Iran the British government expelled all Iranian embassy staff and closed the embassy in protest, alleging government support for the attack. Iranian interests in the UK are currently represented by Oman, though Anglo-Iranian relations have improved since the election of President Hassan Rouhani and the embassy may re-open in the near future.On February 20, 2014 the Embassy was restored and the two countries agreed to restart diplomatic relations.. }
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- Embassy_of_Iran,_London abstract "The Embassy of Iran in London is the diplomatic mission of Iran in the United Kingdom. It is located in South Kensington next to the embassy of Ethiopia. Iran also maintains a Consular Section at 50 Kensington Court, South Kensington.The embassy was the location of the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege in which members of the Iranian-Arab nationalist group the Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan seized the building for several days before being overrun by the SAS. The embassy was severely damaged during the siege and did not re-open until 1993.Following the 2011 attack on the British Embassy in Iran the British government expelled all Iranian embassy staff and closed the embassy in protest, alleging government support for the attack. Iranian interests in the UK are currently represented by Oman, though Anglo-Iranian relations have improved since the election of President Hassan Rouhani and the embassy may re-open in the near future.On February 20, 2014 the Embassy was restored and the two countries agreed to restart diplomatic relations.".