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The Obama administration has warned U.S. citizens about traveling to Iran, saying they could face hostility, harassment, or arrest by Iranian authorities. The warning from the State Department specifically mentions potential threats faced by U.S.-Iranian dual nationals. It notes that since 2009, Iranian authorities have prevented the departure from Iran of a number of Iranian-American citizens, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Three Americans detained in Iran last year and accused of spying have been allowed to telephone their families, although formal consular access has not been granted, the U.S. State Department said today. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley repeated U.S. calls for Tehran to release the three, whose arrest in July after straying into ...