I work with a man who moved to the US from Iran. On my first day of work, he introduced himself, with his first name, and described himself as “Persian”. I understood immediately where he was ‘coming from’. He’s a very nice man, and his wife, who I believe, is also Iranian, is GORGEOUS! Both are probably in their mid 50s.
Now that you mention that; I knew a person from Iran several years ago. We both worked in a child-care/preschool facility. She was from a well-to-do family, and was living in the states. I remember that she was working toward becoming a citizen of the United States while she was working there. She asked me if I could help her with some American history, and I brought some books from home that would help her pass her citizen test. She was very attentive, and learned fast!
I don’t know what happened to her, we both stopped working there about the same time. She left the books with another teacher there, (who incidentally enjoyed reading them too!) I heard from that other teacher that the Iranian lady heard that her father was ill, and had left to visit him and help care for him, so I don’t know what became of her. I do hope she succeeded in her quest for citizenship, though!