Do you think that Iran seriously thinks that people would believe that they were trying to help the U.S. though? I can't imagine, with all of the hate they spew towards us, why they think we (or anyone) would believe they acted in our best interest.
No idea whether that particular story is true, but it could easily have happened that way. Most Iranians detest that regime, even some in the military and security structures. Underneath the surface, many in positions of power and influence oppose the regime of which they are a part.
Who knows? Maybe there is an operation underway against an American target not in Central Asia, but here at home. And it is not an assassination, but a WMD attack. In that case, our lives could depend on the courage and conscience of Iranians like those in that story. The dictatorial thugs in clerical robes are the ones seeking to drag us all into a war, not the average Iranian - - not even the average Iranian soldier, official, or yes, even the avaerage cleric. That is why the hardline, terrorist regime has to *provoke* a war - - because no one *wants* one.
We live or die based on knowing who the enemy is.
And who the enemy is not.
Honestly, I think there is good and bad in everything and everyone; including Iran.