U.S. Embassy in Tehran

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embassy

The U.S. Embassy in Tehran was the American diplomatic mission in Iran that became internationally infamous as the site where 52 U.S. diplomats and citizens were held hostage from 1979 to 1981.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
U.S. Embassy in Tehran canonical	5
United States Embassy in Tehran	3
United States Legation in Tehran	2
Embassy of the United States in Tehran	1
U.S. diplomatic legation in Tehran	1
U.S. embassy in Tehran	1
United States embassy in Tehran	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5435189 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S. Embassy in Tehran
Context triple: [Iran hostage crisis, location, U.S. Embassy in Tehran]

A. U.S. Embassy in Moscow
The U.S. Embassy in Moscow is the primary diplomatic mission of the United States in Russia, serving as a key center for political reporting, intelligence, and U.S.-Russia relations throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
B. U.S. Embassy Cairo
U.S. Embassy Cairo is the primary diplomatic mission of the United States in Egypt, handling political, economic, consular, and cultural relations between the two countries.
C. U.S. Embassy in Beijing
The U.S. Embassy in Beijing is the primary diplomatic mission of the United States in China, serving as a major center for political, economic, and cultural relations between the two countries.
D. U.S. Embassy Berlin
The U.S. Embassy Berlin is the official diplomatic mission of the United States in Germany’s capital, located in the historic government district close to major political and cultural landmarks.
E. Embassy of the United States in Tokyo
The Embassy of the United States in Tokyo is the primary diplomatic mission representing U.S. political, economic, and consular interests in Japan.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S. Embassy in Tehran
Target entity description: The U.S. Embassy in Tehran was the American diplomatic mission in Iran that became internationally infamous as the site where 52 U.S. diplomats and citizens were held hostage from 1979 to 1981.

A. U.S. Embassy in Moscow
The U.S. Embassy in Moscow is the primary diplomatic mission of the United States in Russia, serving as a key center for political reporting, intelligence, and U.S.-Russia relations throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
B. U.S. Embassy Cairo
U.S. Embassy Cairo is the primary diplomatic mission of the United States in Egypt, handling political, economic, consular, and cultural relations between the two countries.
C. U.S. Embassy in Beijing
The U.S. Embassy in Beijing is the primary diplomatic mission of the United States in China, serving as a major center for political, economic, and cultural relations between the two countries.
D. U.S. Embassy Berlin
The U.S. Embassy Berlin is the official diplomatic mission of the United States in Germany’s capital, located in the historic government district close to major political and cultural landmarks.
E. Embassy of the United States in Tokyo
The Embassy of the United States in Tokyo is the primary diplomatic mission representing U.S. political, economic, and consular interests in Japan.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	embassy ⓘ
architecturalStyle	modernist ⓘ
associatedWith	Algiers Accords ⓘ Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ⓘ linked to: Ruhollah Khomeini Iranian Revolution ⓘ Jimmy Carter administration ⓘ linked to: Carter administration Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ⓘ
closureDate	1980 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
currentUse	compound controlled by Iranian authorities ⓘ site of anti-American murals ⓘ
dateOfEvent	1979-11-04 ⓘ
diplomaticRelationsBroken	1980-04-07 ⓘ
event	Iran hostage crisis ⓘ
function	conduct diplomatic relations with Iran ⓘ provide consular services ⓘ represent United States government in Iran ⓘ
governingBodyAtTimeOfCrisis	United States Department of State ⓘ
historicalEra	Cold War ⓘ post-Iranian Revolution period ⓘ
hostageCount	52 ⓘ
hostageCrisisDuration	444 days ⓘ
hostageCrisisEnd	1981-01-20 ⓘ
hostageCrisisStart	1979-11-04 ⓘ
legalFrameworkForHostageRelease	Algiers Accords of 1981 ⓘ linked to: Algiers Accords
location	Iran ⓘ Tehran ⓘ
mediaDepiction	film "Argo" ⓘ linked to: Argo numerous documentaries on Iran hostage crisis ⓘ
nickname	Den of Espionage ⓘ
notableBuildingOnSite	chancery building ⓘ communications facilities ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ
notableHostageGroup	U.S. Marine security guards ⓘ linked to: U.S. Marine Security Guards U.S. civilian staff ⓘ U.S. diplomats ⓘ linked to: United States diplomatic personnel
predecessorFunction	U.S. diplomatic legation in Tehran ⓘ linked to: U.S. Embassy in Tehran
reasonForSeizure	demand extradition of the Shah of Iran ⓘ protest against U.S. support for Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ⓘ
resultOfCrisis	U.S. economic sanctions on Iran ⓘ severance of U.S.–Iran diplomatic relations ⓘ
securityFeature	walled compound ⓘ
seizedBy	Iranian student militants ⓘ supporters of the Iranian Revolution ⓘ
status	closed ⓘ
symbolism	symbol of U.S.–Iran hostility ⓘ symbol of post-1979 Iranian revolutionary identity ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iran hostage crisis → location → U.S. Embassy in Tehran ⓘ

Iran hostage crisis → target → U.S. Embassy in Tehran ⓘ

Canadian Caper → diplomaticMissionInvolved → United States Embassy in Tehran ⓘ