Iran is an authoritarian country like North Korea. No foreign press is allowed in without first requesting a special permit. Among the information they have to

Iran is an authoritarian country like North Korea. No foreign press is allowed in without first requesting a special permit. Among the information they have to present is who they are and what they are planning on reporting on. This is the first filter. For example, if you request a press pass to enter Iran and report on the persecution of Bahais, don't be surprised if you are turned down. But once allowed in, that's not the end of it. They are monitored and carefully managed to only present the positive. Also, who they speak to and what they say and hear is also monitored. This is well known and routine. Therefore, to think that a choreographed and superficial 'feel good' anecdotal video like Rick Steve's presents anything approaching reality is the height of naivete.