It's not just arrests that would make riding in the country difficult
A month ago I spoke to an Austrian rider whom I met at a gas station in Bulgaria. He had just returned from a tour of the Middle East and Iran. He was allowed to enter Iran and ride but at some point he was pulled over by the military police and interrogated for five hours. The police went through his phone and looked at pictures and other documents, not limited to the time he's been in Iran. Although not arrested I'd consider this a major harassment and a cause for concern, especially given that the rider was from a fairly low key European country.
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