These people treat geopolitics as if they are watching an avengers movie.

>Apparently the fight is not about freedom but about (perceived) whiteness vs non-whiteness

But the Iranians are white. The name Iran is literally derived from "Aryan".

No, they're just better educated about Iran than are you.

Iran provides substantial food, fuel, education and healthcare subsidies to the average citizen and has a very effective state bureaucracy which functions independent of political appointees. Pensioners' checks are issued regularly and social services are delivered by charitable "Bonyads", which are run by local mosques, which don't report to any government ministries.