>>Were they influenced by ignorants in this Adminstration?<<
Iran has no fear of this sissy administration.
In the meantime, I feel bad for this guy, but going to Iran for ANY reason is flat-out stupid.
If you ask for trouble, don’t be surprised when you find it.
They made a big mistake by letting this retard former Marine go to Iran. Darwin Award stupidity.
It’s too cruel to blame the parents. Any choice might have been the right one - or the wrong one. No one’s sure how to deal with the Iranian government - with Ahmadinejad in charge, who’s to bribe? I suspect this would have been easier under Rafsanjani... Prayers for the family - prayers for the young man.