And many Iranians are Christians. They have to hide it in Iran, but not once they come to the US. In late 1990s I helped out with a small Iranian church in the Los Angeles area. I learned a few words of Farsi during my time there. And was introduced to Salad Olivier (which is great on lavash) and saffron rice made with basmati rice. I still have the recipes and make them...well, the lavash I buy at the store.

One thing that I thought remarkable is that when they said "Jesus" in Farsi, it sounds like "Esau" (Jacob's brother in Old Testament). I asked them if Jesus is pronounced Esau, then what is the Farsi name for Esau? But I never got the answer.