I remember in basic training and technical school in 1976 we had a huge contingent of Iranian Air Force student/trainees.
They also had a strong redneck attitude about them. One set off the fire alarms in their barracks when he tried to burn the feathers off a chicken he bought from some farmer. I’ll never forget the Keesler AFB fireman coming outside holding a dead smoking chicken but its foot. We all laughed as the “all-clear” was given.
They have an ersatz KFC franchise in Tehran. Maybe these guys helped start it up.