I had to laugh at "this country is not safe" :D my country also advised that, but I've been there many times. It's about the safest country in Europe IMHO.
At the same time, yes, I wouldn't worry for theft or robberies.
It can happen in any country, so all counties are not safe?
If someone in the security apparatus decides that you should be taken hostage, tortured and beaten to death to show off to your government, they will do it and there will be no way for your consulate to help you.
It's tougher for locals. Over 300,000 people out of around 9 mln left the country since 2020, escaping from prosecution, prison or simply as they lost their jobs because of a smiley, comment on social media or just because they were subscribed to an opposition Telegram channel.
You have to understand that street crime and organized crime are virtually non-existent because thugs rule the country.
Nah, just don't break their laws, it's pretty simple.
European friends of mine visited Iran a few years ago, they even had some hookups with Tinder. I was very surprised at the time, their description felt like the opposite of what I was told about Iran by the media.
Merely opening this link [1] would send you into trouble irrespective of whether you are local or a tourist. This is the chatbot of an opposition media in exile, FYI. There is for sure a law under which you will be prosecuted.
Much safer than let's say France.
US professors on an exchange program: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna156485
A schoolbus of Japanese children: https://www.ft.com/content/954dd160-3102-477f-b816-1a1769f0a...
This isn’t even the first time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_anti-Japanese_demonstrati...
And the government is well aware of the dangers given that the opinions that they need to rein it in come from the same state media that promotes nationalist sentiment. Xi’s China in particular is far more nationalist than its predecessors.