Harassment in Iran

Some elements in Iran remain hostile to the United States, thus US citizens there may be subject to harassment or arrest. Dual national Iranian-American citizens may encounter difficulty in departing Iran. Former Muslims who have converted to other religions, as well as persons who encourage Muslims to convert, are subject to arrest and prosecution. 

Some areas where minority religious and ethnic groups reside, including the Baluchistan border area near Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Kurdish northwest of the country and areas near the Iraqi border, remain unsafe.