Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she was briefed on Wednesday morning of a New Zealand couple's "safe departure" from Iran. The sorry tale of how two travel ‘influencers’ got tangled up in Iran’s incendiary politics is one for our digital age. But, as Richwhite and Thackwray, sailed over the Gürbulak-Bazargan border in their Jeep Wrangler, the signs of a volatile situation were already there. But much diplomatic capital was expended on rescuing these two idiots abroad. Likes, another unrealistically glossy selfie, and presumably a breathless account of their traumatic experience, sold to the highest media bidder?

Source: Stuff October 30, 2022 08:19 UTC