Originally Posted by
hauteboy
Currently I'm waiting on an Iranian visa authorization, apparently it's taking ~90 days to get approval for Americans right now (and Americans have to be on a guided tour).
Iran is actually very easy from Dubai. Kish Island is an Iranian duty free island where no visa's are required and flights from DXB are plentiful and cheap.
Don't ask me how I found out about this...a very sordid tale
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kish_Island