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>I entered Iran (as I was obliged to by international law) as an Iranian citizen. Having multiple citizenships confuses some people into thinking they will be
by Mountain_Skies 6y ago
>I entered Iran (as I was obliged to by international law) as an Iranian citizen.
Having multiple citizenships confuses some people into thinking they will be able to pick and choose which citizenship they will be treated as. Reality is that if you are a citizen of the country you are in, they will treat you as their citizen first.
The headline is disingenuous leaving out that it the person is an Iranian citizen. Their Canadian citizenship is not relevant in Iran. I have both US and Canadian citizenship. If I got into trouble in one country, I wouldn't expect the other to be able to come to my aid. As a Canadian, I should expect to be treated as a Canadian while in Canada. As a US citizen, I expect to be treated as a US citizen while in the US. Iranian citizens should expect to be treated as Iranian citizens when in Iran. That doesn't mean Iran's treatment of their citizens is moral or just, it does mean getting another country's citizenship is no shield against your other countries of citizenship.