And the fact that seemingly silly little things can start major arguments. We land in a Hollywood movie deal. And folks so easily stereotype. You should have heard the American coverage of the Sydney Olympics. And on and on and on.
Any similarity is purely incidental.
There can be millions of other scenarios of conversation for this display. Iranians are wonderful people. Hello dear child, I am an American woman who has lived in Iran for ten years 1989-1999. I wouldn't worry to much about her daughter either, she's fine too. What sells, and what's real are often two very different things.