Crimes in Iran
I'd say the major threat in Iran is the traffic - never have I seen such insane driving (reversing at speed up motorways - it's illegal to drive against the traffic, so you just reverse!) and hideous head-on truck / bus crashes each night on the roads, but as far as security goes, the only hassle I had was the classic scam of men in a car pulling up & demanding my passport, claiming to be police - I just laughed & kept walking & after a few goes they gave up: the hotel I was staying in confired later that this was a known scam - if it's real police they wear uniforms & don't look totally dodgy! (They'd probably be a lot more polite too!)
it's a great country, with a few scammers, but if you have a bit of sense and can survive the traffic then it's good fun.
And I'm told the Theran nightlife is amongst the best in the world - I was busy working, but when I asked th egirls I was working with whether they used alcohol they said "no-one drinks at parties now - everyone takes ecstacy"...
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