Originally Posted by
SLF3
IThe US is increasingly unloved and hard to deal with, but its current behaviours will hasten its decline.
Regardless, any PIC not landing at the nearest airfield when needed strictly for political reasons, should consider buying shredder and testing it with their airman certificate.
The Iranian government might be a bunch of crooks, I will guarantee you that the Iranian firemen on the ground will be more than happy to point their nozzles to your aircraft regardless of your country of origin. Or the Russian firemen. Or the Iraqi firemen. Or the North Korean firemen.
Don't confuse crooked government with crooked working individuals.