A satirised image of the Statue of Liberty and the U.S. flag decorate the entrance to the former U.S. Embassy, which has been turned into an anti-American museum, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A look inside Tehran’s former U.S. Embassy, transformed into an anti-American museum known as the U.S. Den of Espionage. __ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
The preserved ambassador’s office, featuring a portrait of then-U.S. President Jimmy Carter, is seen at the former U.S. Embassy, now an anti-American museum, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)An anti-American poster is seen at the former U.S. Embassy, which has been turned into an anti-American museum in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 12, 2026(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)A woman walks through a room displaying, at left, photographs of slain Iranian nuclear scientists and military commanders at the former U.S. Embassy, now an anti-American museum, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Shredding machines used by embassy staff are displayed in a room at the former U.S. Embassy, now an anti-American museum, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)A woman visits a communications room at the former U.S. Embassy, now an anti-American museum, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)A woman walks past an anti-American mural on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy, now a museum, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)A satirised image of the Statue of Liberty and the U.S. flag decorate the entrance to the former U.S. Embassy, which has been turned into an anti-American museum, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)An artificial skull is embedded in the exterior wall of the former U.S. Embassy, now an anti-American museum, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Three women walk through the grounds of the former U.S. Embassy, now an anti-American museum, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)A satirical Statue of Liberty sculpture stands in the yard of the former U.S. Embassy, now an anti-American museum, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)A woman walks past a mural depicting Iranian midfielder Hamid Estili scoring against the United States during their 1998 FIFA World Cup match, which Iran won 2-1, on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy, now an anti-American museum, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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