Tourists who don’t commit national security offenses have nothing to fear. People are not arrested without reason in Iran.

I want to know if Iran is safe for foreigners because I am interested in self-preservation. But it’s difficult to take travel advisories and what diplomats say at face value because in the political realm, much more is at stake than the truth.

Base your decision on whether Iran is safe for tourists on facts not the warping effect of decades of “breaking news.” I’ve been a victim myself.