US citizen sentanced to death by Iran.

[Broomstick]

Well it seems as if the Ayatollahs don't approve of the recent sanctions introduced against them. Sabre rattling & hostage taking - they are annoyed.

There's a difference between "hostage tacking" and "execution". I think the media trip to whip up a frenzy over this, but really, the US executes US citizens every year.

I don't know - was this guy working for the CIA or not? It is certainly possible, but is it likely?

Also - developing what could be seen as anti-Iranian video games, then traveling to Iran, is probably not the smartest thing ever.

Maybe I'm just tired of getting worked up about Americans who travel to places that are either enemies of the US, or have wildly differing laws/customs they don't bother to research before going, or just generally get in trouble abroad doing less than smart things. Maybe I'm just getting cynical.

[Ziggy Stardust]

Maybe I'm just tired of getting worked up about Americans who travel to places that are either enemies of the US, or have wildly differing laws/customs they don't bother to research before going, or just generally get in trouble abroad doing less than smart things. Maybe I'm just getting cynical.

I agree with this. Although this case is a little different, it reminds of the hikers who were detained for some time and recently released. It sucks that they had to spend time in an Iranian prison when they likely didn't do anything, but how stupid do you have to be to go hiking along the Iraq-Iranian border during this cultural/political climate? There are a lot of very stupid backpacker types who have an obsession with going to dangerous places to prove something about how worldly they are. I knew one who was honestly surprised at being mugged in Zimbabwe, when he was a young, rich, white British kid