<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Darren:
Yeh, I was just curious, because in Dubai, they have a lot of tours to Iran. This is from the US Dept of State website.
IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF - *Passport and visa required. The United States does not maintain diplomatic or consular relations with Iran. Travel by U.S. citizens is not recommended. Attention: U.S. citizens need a Treasury Dept. license in order to engage in any transactions related to travel to and within Iran. Before planning any travel to Iran, U.S. citizens should contact the Licensing Division, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, 1331 G St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20220 (202/622-2480) or http://www.ustreas.gov/ofac/. For visa information, contact the Embassy of Pakistan, Iranian Interests Section, 2209 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007 (202/965-4990). Internet: http://www.daftar.org
I was wondering what the "license" mentioned was. No problem, have a good and safe trip. </font>
The license is from the foreign assets control office which legally permits you to do business with Iran (which is what travel is considered) and spend money using your credit card and/or US dollars. You may be allowed to legally spend foreign currency there, but not US dollars. That is how I understand it to work with Cuba at least.