Washington on Tuesday opened a virtual embassy to communicate with the Iranians, in the absence of official ties between the two countries, promising to break the "electronic curtain" of the Islamic regime.

Iranian authorities have expressed anger since the announcement of this project, made in October by U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, accusing the U.S. of interference in the affairs of the country.

Virtual Embassy, available at http://iran.usembassy.gov, provides inter alia political statements from Washington and farce in English, U.S. Visa Information, news from Voice of America and communication tools through social networking .

In a video message, Hillary Clinton expressed hope that this portal will allow Americans and Iranians to communicate "openly and without fear."
"Since the United States and Iran have diplomatic relations, we missed important opportunities to communicate with you, the citizens of Iran," the chief U.S. diplomat.

"But today, we can use new technologies to get together and promote a better understanding between our countries and between citizens. That's why we created this virtual embassy, "said Clinton.

Through this site, Washington wants to break the "electronic curtain" that the Iranian regime tries to impose its citizens, controlling mobile phones, the Internet and social networks, said the launch of the State Department.

United States and Iran have no diplomatic relations from 1979 Islamic revolution and hostage-taking of American embassy.