List of ambassadors of Iran to the United Kingdom

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Ambassador to the
United Kingdom
Emblem of Iran.svg
Emblem of Iran
Incumbent
Mehdi Hosseini Matin (Chargé d'affaires)
since February 2022
Style His Excellency
Residence 16 Princes Gate
Knightsbridge
London
Inaugural holder Robert Shirley
Persian Ambassador
Website Iran Embassy in the UK

This is a list of Iranian ambassadors to the United Kingdom. [1]

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