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And the moral of this story is :
Never EVER go to countries like Iran, ESPECIALLY if you're from USA. Hell, you shouldn't go nowhere near Middle east for that matter. I'm not from USA, but I still wouldn't go there even if somebody offered me a buttload of cash.

djole: Except he's from Iran visiting family.

True, but he LIVES in the US. That alone is enough for Iranian authorities to accuse someone for treason, working for CIA, spying etc... Just look at the case with those hikers. They just wondered across the border and they're immediately flagged as spies.

I ain't racist OR american, but I'd never go near a country like Iran anyway... its way too hot ;)

@Xyfer117
Same here. I can't stand the heat. I'd rather go to Norway XD

It's sad how the idiotic government in Iran makes the country and the entire middle east area look bad like this. The people of Iran (and other countries in the area) are actually very, very friendly. But people who watch/read the news don't see that, all they see is the government and their actions.

We all know that US is wanting to assault and control. So, Iran's precautions have some point.

US always controls the information and waging info-war globally, so Middle-East is always bad guys. Every news should be doubted by our mind. Cus there is plenty politics involved, so, info could be very differently told, tweaked and such.

I remember the South Ossetian conflict that started in 08.08.2008,when Georgia attacked Ossetia using their force, even MLRS BM-21 Grad was used against civilian settlements. And after a few hours Russian nearest tank battalions was underway to assist S.Ossetia...and guess what? World Press was saying that OUR tanks invaded to Georgia! They showing us, Georgian BM-21 and tell the rest of the world that it is ours! I had confirmation of various info from the lips of soldiers, many of my acquaintance's served back then, and many of them was there.

The best way to hide the truth is to make from it a joke. (C)

"They just wondered across the border and they're immediately flagged as spies."

Yeah, wondering across the border is a pretty daily thing, isn't it djole?

Iran is at Edge, they expect to be attacked, what do U want from them? They desperately trying to defend themselves. US navy at their borders. So, how would U act in such circumstances?

A bad time for him to visit his Grandparents. Now he's one more pawn in the US-Iran stand-off over sanctions.

This would never happen in Croatia. I guess it always depends with whom you're comparing yourself with. Iran needs to get a bit more competitive. Or I wont migrate there.

@Chosen_One: I think you're dragging in an entire nation into an issue which is essentially domestic. What you've stated is true but Iran (and the hardline Muslim world in general) has a very poor opinion about creative freedom and associated bull. If they had it their way, they would have sentenced his entire family to death. Incredible amount of intolerance spewing from a few souls corrupting a large number of others in the process.

Well Iran is finding a back door to the proposed sanctions in the South American Left-Wing Governments, so it will be a Cold War stand-off all over again. Russia is not helping with it's close affiliations with Iran, Syria etc. One day when the Old Guard in the Kremlin are gone (the ones who rose through the ranks of the KGB) we might see a return to something resembling Democracy (a dirty word in my book, as it is a form of Gov't rarely ever practiced).
One of the permanent members of the UN Security Council I don't expect Russia to back all of the West's ideas (particularly Imperialist USA), but neither is it wise to go about making backroom deals working outside an institution instead of within it.
What the West, and the USA in particular don't seem to realise is that the Ultra Orthodox Muslim Brotherhood and the Nation of Islam are all ready and waiting to fill the power vacuums left after, for example NATO supports the overthrowing of those of Qaddafi's ilk.
The West is happy to interfere where it suits them, but when the majority Shia rose up to demand an end to the reigning monarchy of King Hamad and the minority Sunni Gov't in Bahrain, the USA sat on it's hands. Why? Bahrain is the home port of the US 5th Fleet and it would have hurt their interests. The censorship and repression continue now, but does it make the news? Of course not. It's not in the interests of the West to rattle that gilded cage.
I've been following the ebbs and flows in the ME since the First Gulf War, as I thought I'd actually be re-activated and sent there myself. It is as complicated as it was in the time of the invading Crusaders and I wish the West would just withdraw altogether, and that includes the Russian Federation. Won't happen of course as Oil, Opium and Gas are still prize commodities for the West (yes, Afghanistan is all about the Opium trade, believe it or don't).

The Muslim Brotherhood isn't necessarily a bad thing, at least in the short run. They claim that their intent is, first of all, to alleviate the poverty/tensions etc. They've won the current elections in Tunisia & Egypt mainly because they were the hunted underdogs under previous regimes, and helped in the revolutions, but they will have to demonstrate actual abilities if they wish to remain in power. And in Egypt's case, they don't actually have much power, since the military junta is basically worse than Mubarak ever was.
As a citizen of a former communist country, I can attest how hard it is to get rid of the "old guard". It's not just the ones in the secret service, i.e. KGB, but all those who had positions in the Communist Party or held high rank through corruption during that time. Russia may claim to be a democratic country, but at it's core it's still an autocracy with capitalism allowed, but not flourishing, hence its ties with other autocratic regimes: Iran, Syria, China.
Iran may not be as "evil" as portrayed by Western media, but their actions are still ridiculous, dangerous and irresponsible. They are, quite frankly, like a Chihuahua trying to bite a Doberman. And if the US goes to war against them, there's no telling what Russia and China's reactions will be. At worst, they might start WWIII. Sadly, all we can do is hope Mitt Romney doesn't become president. That idiot has said he'd invade Iran (He wants budget cuts, small government, and an all-powerful army).

It is better to be,as U said an Autocracy with capitalism (But of course I'm not agree with U), than to be Democratic Warmonger (USA). And, I'm quite sure that being not citizen of Russia U do not know how's going things here.

At least in the US people know how to cheat at elections, and yet not get 140% :P

These topics quickly get a bit out of the hand don't they? Let's pay tribute to millions of years of our evolution and not get a moderated topic about politics and religion.

And I'll vote for Ron Paul!

Politics....no matter which party you vote for, the Government always gets in (yeah, the guys in the backrooms who are not subject to voting).