> Yes. As stated above she has dual citizenship. I’d say that, in those instances, there can be little question that hyphenation is reasonable.
I have three citizenships and I do not accept hyphenization. I am what I am where I am. In New Zealand I am a Kiwi, in Canada I am a Canuck, and in the UK I am a Pom. None of this hyphenization crap for me: it is too complicated and it doesn’t reflect the true state of play.
Your first loyalty belongs to the country where you are living at the moment and whose protection you enjoy as a citizen. Your other loyalties are secondary (and hopefully complementary) to that. But they do not color your first loyalty at all.
As she has been in Iran for 6 years, would that mean her first loyalty is to Iran?
As for her dual citizenship: Her father was born and raised in Iran. That was enough for her to qualify for dual citizenship I assume.
I just really do not see outrage at calling her Iranian-American under the circumstances. Heck, lots of conservative writers have been using the term to describe her.
I'll save my outrage for things like cozying up to Castro, Chavez and Ortega.