My father worked for the US Government in the 1960's-70's. They (along with my older brother) lived in Iran for just under 2 years. They _LOVED_ ....the Iranian people,...their landlords/neighbors, etc., and came to make life-long (as best as they could) *FRIENDS* with these individuals. Unfortunately, as diplomatic relations would break down between our countries,...over the last 1/2 century or so, understandably,...it made communicating & keeping in touch (especially,...in the days before the internet [up to the mid-1990's]) almost impossible. I can say that,...until the day(s) when both of my parents went to be with their Savior, they _OFTEN_ thought about their *FRIENDS* in Iran,...and _ALWAYS_ wanted them to know that they _NEVER_ forgot about them!
Unfortunately, these political and diplomatic relations have greatly reduced the communication between people, while the people of Iran and the Americans are very interested in each other and there is no action or war between them, contrary to the opinion of the governments.
