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flag Several foreign embassies in Washington remain closed due to diplomatic rifts, with some possibly reopening amid ongoing tensions and neglect.

flag Several diplomatic missions in Washington’s Kalorama neighborhood remain shuttered due to severed ties, including Syria’s embassy, possibly set to reopen after a 2025 visit by its new leader, though its condition is poor. flag The Afghan embassy closed in 2022 after the Taliban takeover, with staff accounts frozen. flag Russian properties, closed since 2016 over election interference allegations, remain under U.S. control, with Moscow calling the closures illegal. flag Iran’s embassy has been vacant since 1980. flag The U.S. State Department manages 29 such sites, preserving them under the Vienna Convention despite ongoing tensions and neglect.

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