Muslim Brohood came to mind. long history there.
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3672/muslim-brotherhood-us-government
According to the correspondence, the IEI recruited several U.S.-based analysts, including (Ariane) Tabatabai, Ali Vaez, and Dina Esfandiary, all of whom willingly accepted Iranian guidance. These Middle East experts were then subsequently hired, credentialed, supported, and funded by (Robert) Malley and the ICG where he was president from January 2018 until January 2021, when he joined the Biden administration.
Malley was also ICG’s program director for Middle East and North Africa before the Obama administration tapped him in February 2014 to run negotiations for the Iran nuclear deal. Vaez joined the ICG in 2012 and served as Malley’s top deputy.
So the reason that the three Obama administrations looked like they favored Iran, is because they DID favor Iran?