Actually, I think Iran is different than most of the muzzard countries. There was actually a culture there, and it was quite westernized during the first half of the 20th century before the mullahs seized power. The people we call Iranian are actually Persians.
I have read that Iran and Iraq both sided with the Nazis during WWII, and Persia changed it’s name to Iran (Aryan) at that time.
Bombers did take off from Baghdad to attack the British in Jerusalem in WWII.