As far as I am aware, there is a difference with Iranian visa. If you already had a visa in the past, getting a new one is very easy. This can be done on the authority of the embassy/consulate alone. If you have never had an Iranian visa, it takes significantly longer, as they need to get authorization from the ministry for interior affairs (or something like that). You can speed up that process, by paying for an Iranian travel agency to do this for you. Then you get a reference number (provided the ministry gave its ok), with which you can proceed to apply for the visa at the embassy.
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