Okay, but if its got a majority Persian population then its still an Arab state. And if its got a minority Alawite government its also still an Arab state. Turks, Egyptians, Libyans, Moroccans, Somalians… all Arab. Palestinians, Armenians, Albanians, and Indonesians are all Arab.

Good point, they're also not all that much different than how Americans think all Asians are either Chinese or Japanese. Truly the 51st state