An explorer has visited a ‘den of espionage’ where 52 Americans were held hostage.
Kieran Brown is a travel content creator and often shares his explorations and finds with his 54,600 TikTok followers (@kieranbrowntravel).
This time around, the Brit, from London, stumbled upon a former embassy which had been the place of a historic movement.
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The 30-year-old filmed his find, which he has since shared online, racking up 270,000 views and over 16,000 likes.
“I was in Iran making some videos of my experience as a British man exploring the country when I found the building,” he told Luxury Travel Daily.
“It had been converted into a museum you can visit, which displays Anti-American propaganda.
“In the gift shop, you can buy books explaining what happened and even recovered documents that had previously been shredded and took years to recreate.”
In the clip, Kieran can be seen walking into the ex-embassy and showing a painted skull version of The Statue of Liberty.
He then goes on to say that he is at the site of what was once the American embassy in Tehran.
On 4 November 1979, a group of Iranian students stormed the building and took 52 American diplomats hostage.
He says, “These hostages were held here for 444 days.
Iran is currently the second most sanctioned country on the planet after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Since then, the United States has not had any diplomatic relations with Iran and therefore no embassy.
“The building has been converted into a museum called the ‘den of espionage.’”
Kieran then continues to show old offices with US flags, posters and information boards.
He said: “It features a lot of anti-American posters and information about what happened there.
“The film Argo is based on this event in history, although it is not an entirely accurate portrayal.
“There are two sides to every story, so it was fascinating to come to this museum and learn.
“The site serves as a physical symbol of the severed ties between the United States and Iran.”
Users have flocked to the comments to share their reactions.
Torben said, “Love it.”
Someone else added: “Those posters are hard.”
Lab said: “Thank you for sharing the video, the first time I’ve seen about this building.”
Another user added: “Beautiful art.”
Someone else said, “Beautiful.”
Kieran added, “I have visited 123 countries now, and Iran didn’t feel dangerous.
“I was blown away by the kindness and hospitality of the people within the country.
“The government and the people are different, and I usually find in the countries that are considered dangerous, it’s always filled with the nicest people.”
