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Iran
Travel Warning
The U.S. Department of State issued
the following updated Travel Warning on March 31, 2007:
The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens to carefully
consider the risks of travel to Iran. Dual national Iranian-American
citizens may encounter difficulty in departing Iran.
Some elements of the Iranian regime and the population remain hostile to the
United States. As a result, American citizens may be subject to harassment
or arrest while traveling or residing in Iran. Recently, Iranian authorities
have prevented a number of Iranian-American citizen academics, journalists,
and others who traveled to Iran for personal reasons from leaving, and in
some cases have detained and imprisoned them on various charges, including
espionage and being threat to the regime. Americans of Iranian origin should
consider the risk of being targeted by authorities before planning travel to
Iran. Iranian authorities may deny dual nationals access to the United
States Interests Section in Tehran, because they are considered to be solely
Iranian citizens.
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The Iranian regime continues to repress
its minority ethnic and religious groups, including Azeris, Kurds, Bahai,
ethnic Arabs, and others. Consequently, some areas within the country where
these minorities reside, including the Baluchistan border area near Pakistan
and Afghanistan, the Kurdish northwest of the country, and areas near the
Iraqi border, remain unsafe. Armed attacks on the road between Bam and
Kerman this May also render this area unsafe.
Large-scale demonstrations have
taken place in various regions throughout Iran over the past several
years as a result of a sometimes-volatile political climate. U.S.
citizens who travel to Iran despite this Travel Warning should
exercise caution.
The U.S. government does not have
diplomatic or consular relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran and
therefore cannot provide protection or routine consular services to American
citizens in Iran. The Swiss government, acting through its Embassy in
Tehran, serves as protecting power for U.S. interests in Iran. Neither U.S.
passports nor visas to the United States are issued in Tehran. The Iranian
Government does not recognize dual citizenship and generally does not permit
the Swiss to provide protective services for U.S. citizens who are also
Iranian nationals. In addition, U.S. citizens of Iranian origin who are
considered by Iran to be Iranian citizens have been detained and harassed by
Iranian authorities. Former Muslims who have converted to other religions,
as well as persons who encourage Muslims to convert, are subject to arrest
and prosecution.
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Americans who travel or reside in
Iran despite this Travel Warning are strongly encouraged to register through
the State Department's travel registration website,
https://travelregistration.state.gov. If they are
in Tehran, American citizens may also register in person at the U.S.
Interest Section of the Swiss Embassy, located at Africa Avenue, West Farzan
Street, no. 59, Tehran. The local telephone numbers are 021-8878-2964 and
021-8879-2364, fax 021-8877-3265, E-mail: vertretung@tie.rep.admin.ch
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U.S. citizens should also consult
the Department of State's Consular Information Sheet for Iran, and the
current Worldwide Caution and Middle East and North Africa Public
Announcements, which are located on the Department's Internet web site at
http://travel.state.gov.
American citizens may also obtain updated information on travel and security
conditions by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the United States or
Canada, or, from overseas, 1-202-501-4444.
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