Lisa,
Yes they are, praise to G-d! When my parents came over they read a bible for the very first time - in their own language! They were astounded! In Iran you are told that the Koran MUST be read in arabic! They were genuinely touched when they read about the storys of the Jews in Iran in the books of Esther and Daniel and they were brought to tears when they read this little gem:
"I will bring upon Elam (the ancient name of Iran) the four winds from the four ends of heaven, and will scatter them to all these winds; and there will be no nation to which the outcasts of Elam will not go. So I will shatter Elam before their enemies and before those who seek their lives; And I will bring calamity upon them, even My fierce anger, declares the LORD, and I will send out the sword after them until I have consumed them. Then I will set My throne in Elam And destroy its king and princes,' Declares the LORD 'But it will come about in the last days That I will restore the fortunes of Elam,'" Declares the LORD" Jerimiah 49:36-39
They saw that there was still hope and they knew that any book that brings about that kind of reaction, must be from G-d. They saw the opulence and wealth of America and Israel and they knew that they (my parents) were on the wrong side. The rest is history...