What I was saying, in parts, is that even if they issue you a visa and you visit Iran with your U.S. passport, but you were born in Iran (says in your passport “place of birth = Tehran-Iran, for example”), you are still considered an Iranian citizen and subject to Iranian law, by IR.
It means that you are only a naturalized U.S. citizen, not by birth. In IR, the country of your birth, if it is Iran, will supersede the citizenship (passport) of the country under which you may travel to Iran.
I agree that these people, especially someone such as Esfandiari, who has a political profile should not have gone to Iran. They do it at their own risk.
Hi -
I understand. But the regime has steered clear of Iranian/Americans travelling under U.S. passports (so far). Time will tell if the regime dares to overstep that line.