Interests Section of Iran in the United States

The Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the United States (Persian: دفتر حفاظت منافع جمهوری اسلامی ایران در آمریکا) is a part of the Pakistani Embassy in Washington, D.C., and is the de facto diplomatic and consular representation of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the United States.

The Iranian Interest Section has several departments, including a passport department, civil registration, student section, legal, and visa section. Due to Iran's strict citizenship laws regarding the recognition of foreign nationalities, many individuals of Iranian descent born in the U.S. must obtain an Iranian passport from the Interest Section in order to travel to their homeland, even for a short visit. Visas are not issued to people of Iranian descent, and they are required to travel to Iran on an Iranian passport, even if not born in Iran.