[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

These folks are, I guess, Shiite Arabs, essentially the same people as the Shiite majority in Iraq. I would guess that this would make a Shiite Iraq alliance with Iran much less likely.

[freedom44]

Don't read too much into it. The Iranian dictatorship is considered by the vast majority of the Iranian populace as fundamentality Arab in culture even though they're ethnic Persians.

[Nathan Zachary]

No, you have it wrong. The Persian muslims in Iran are Shiite, and have always had a dislike for the Arab Wahhbi's who they consider "lovers of the anus" from the time of Ali.

[Centurion2000]

Wow .. that's just too bad. I'm fresh out of pity for arabs or muslims.

[Valin]

These folks are, I guess, Shiite Arabs

Not necessarily
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ir.html
Ethnic groups:
Persian 51%, Azeri 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1%

Religions:
Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 9%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 2%


A bit off topic
Sometime take alook at how (our good friends) the Saudis have treated the Shi'a living in SA.