My ex's cousin married an Iranian Jew. His parents left Iran and emigrated to Canada just prior to the 1979 Iranian revolution. He was born in Canada.
When we would have dinners with him and his parents, his father and mother would talk about how beautiful Iran was before it became the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Jews were accepted then. Women and people in general there had far more freedom and rights than they do today.
I have to believe a large percentage of the current citizens of Iran would appreciate a less oppressive regime to be in power...