[inquest]

They're not Persian. Iranians are Persian (they speak Farsi), Iraqis are Arabic (they speak the same). Iraq received the generous backing of the rest of the Arab world during its war with Iran, precisely because they were viewed as a defender of the Arabs against the Persians.

[hoosierskypilot]

Iraqis are Arabic

Are you sure? I thought Iraq and Iran were the result of the separation of Persia?