伊朗政权在这个世界上袭击的外交使团之多，没有哪个国家能比。它先是在1979年袭击了美国驻德黑兰大使馆，将其人员拘留了444天。随后，它于1987年袭击了沙特驻德黑兰大使馆。最近又于2016年袭击了沙特驻德黑兰大使馆和沙特驻马什哈德领事馆。
The Iranian regime has attacked more diplomatic missions in the world than any other country, beginning with its 1979 attack on the United States Embassy in Tehran, whose personnel were detained for 444 days. That was followed by an attack on the Saudi Embassy in Tehran in 1987, with the most recent such attacks being on the Embassy and Consulate of Saudi Arabia in Teheran and Mashhad in 2016.