I have an Iranian-American friend who is Ba'hai, and who still has very strong connections with Iran, having spent several years living there with her Iranian husband. During the Bush administration, she was terrified that the US government would do to Iran what it did to Iraq. She and many other people of Iranian background, including those in Iran, want the US to leave Iran alone and let the Iranians sort out their issues. They say that through its behavior toward Iran, the US government has strengthened the hardliners rather then weakening them. They know that when the US stops threatening Iran, it will be possible for the people of Iran to make the changes that are needed there.