Iran gives cash incentives to americans if the go their

[mike435]

Iran will now give incentives to american if they travel to iran

ill get the artical soon i forgot were i saw it

[golgol85]

what is so special about having americans in iran?

im interested in reading this article.

[mike435]

Iran offers cash for Western tourists

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran will offer cash incentives to travel agencies to encourage Western tourists to visit the country, giving a premium for Americans, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

The Islamic republic's political leadership has been trying to reach out to ordinary Americans to show that a standoff over Iran's nuclear ambitions is with the Bush administration -- not U.S. citizens.

The latest initiative comes as the United Nations Security Council deliberates a draft resolution that would impose sanctions on Iran for its disputed nuclear program.

"Iran's tourism department will pay $20 per person to those who attract European or American tourists to the country," the agency on Tuesday quoted Mohammed Sharif Malakzadeh, deputy head of the department, as saying.

Visitors from other countries would earn travel agents $10 per tourist, Malakzadeh said.

Last week, Iran's fiercely anti-U.S. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad expressed opposition to a bill that would require Americans to be fingerprinted on arrival in Iran.

The bill, which passed a preliminary reading in the Iranian parliament earlier this month, was drafted by conservatives who sought to retaliate for U.S. requirements that Iranian visitors be fingerprinted. It has not been debated yet.

The U.S. measure, which also applies to nationals of some other countries, was implemented in 2002 in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington.

In an earlier attempt to reach out to Americans, Ahmadinejad in January proposed the resumption of direct commercial flights between Iran and the United States, which were halted more than 25 years ago.

The United States and Iran have not had diplomatic relations since Iranian militants stormed the American Embassy in Tehran in 1979.

The atmosphere between the two countries improved marginally under former President Mohammad Khatami, who encouraged sports and cultural exchanges, but it deteriorated after the Sept. 11 attacks, when President Bush declared that Iran belonged to an "axis of evil" with Iraq and North Korea.

Since taking office last year, Ahmadinejad has widened the gap with Washington by taking a hard-line position on Iran's nuclear program and calling for Israel's destruction.

Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.








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[golgol85]

That's pocket change. Mano bash fekr kardam ke ye poole hessabi midan. With what is going on in iran and the fear of attack on Iran, I am sure many Americans would fear to go to Iran. The fact remains that Americans are treated very nicely in Iran because the Iranian citizens like America and anything American. If the threat of attack on Iran disappears, then I am sure many Americans would like to visit Iran.

[Hamidjan]

buy they forgot to mention that pepole have to pay $40 more to get Iran visa

[Hamidjan]

That's pocket change. Mano bash fekr kardam ke ye poole hessabi midan. With what is going on in iran and the fear of attack on Iran, I am sure many Americans would fear to go to Iran. The fact remains that Americans are treated very nicely in Iran because the Iranian citizens like America and anything American. If the threat of attack on Iran disappears, then I am sure many Americans would like to visit Iran.

American-haye aziz mitoonand baraye jahate tamashaye esteghbale bish az andazeh, roozeh Friday tashrif bebaran namaze Jom'eh va boland dad bezand "I'm American" esteghbale binaziri azashoon mishe albatte mosht o malesh behtar az oon $20 khahad bood