As you surely know, a new round of economic sanctions against Iran will be voted by the Security Council of UNO around middle of June at latest.

In case they'll be approved (and this is quite likely to happen), do you think there might exist some dangers for western tourists in visiting Iran?

I and my girl are planning to ride Georgia, Armenia and north-western Iran (1st possibility) or the whole Iran (2nd possibility) in August and we are thinking about the reaction Iranian authorities (militaries, cops, Baziji militians) might have on location against western tourists on their soil (and we consider this possibility because of the historical strict alliance that Italy, which is our Country, holds with USA, NATO and so on...).

Since I've been to Middle East already, I know that people are fantastic and don't consider tourists from certain Countries as representatives of their Government, but I was reading this morning that three American tourists have been arrested and charged with espionage because they were found on Iranian soil after trespassing the border from Iraqi Kurdish zone by mistake.
OK, our situation will be different: we'll have a visa allowed by Iranian embassy, we'll have some hotel bookings in Esfahan, Shiraz and Yazd, we are not journalists and so on, but I'm thinking about the experience of those poor guys anyway.

If I were alone, I'd leave in any case, but I would not like to put my girlfriend in a dangerous situation only for a motorcycle holiday.
Time is getting short, and we should begin the paperwork for the expensive Carnet du Passage and Iranian Visas, but at the moment we really don't know if to limit our trip to Georgia and Armenia only or if to include the wonderful Iran also, at least for a small part.

What's your opinion on this political situation and its consequences? Thanks!

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Nick and his 2010 Yamaha XT1200Z Super Ténéré