that's a slightly different situation, as that's coming from the community itself. Persian refers to the culture and language, Iran / Iranian refers to the state that was founded after the islamic revolution in 1979 (which, btw, would never have happened if the US wouldn't have couped Mossadeq and brought the Shah back in power - it's one of the many examples were the US violently disposed off a democratically elected socialist and brought reactionaries to power instead).
So if people left Iran post-1979 because they disagree with the government there, whether they're monarchists supporting the Shah or liberals and leftists betrayed by the revolution turning towards religious fundamentalism, it's normal for them to refer to themselves as Persian. All the people with ancestry there that i know use both terms depending on circumstances: They refer to themselves and their culture as Persian, and to their 1st language as Farsi ( = Persian), but talk about visiting family in Iran and so on.
All :amerikkka: Chinese restaurants will become Taiwanese restaurants within the decade.
I've only ever seen "Persian" restaurants - never "Iranian"
that's a slightly different situation, as that's coming from the community itself. Persian refers to the culture and language, Iran / Iranian refers to the state that was founded after the islamic revolution in 1979 (which, btw, would never have happened if the US wouldn't have couped Mossadeq and brought the Shah back in power - it's one of the many examples were the US violently disposed off a democratically elected socialist and brought reactionaries to power instead).
So if people left Iran post-1979 because they disagree with the government there, whether they're monarchists supporting the Shah or liberals and leftists betrayed by the revolution turning towards religious fundamentalism, it's normal for them to refer to themselves as Persian. All the people with ancestry there that i know use both terms depending on circumstances: They refer to themselves and their culture as Persian, and to their 1st language as Farsi ( = Persian), but talk about visiting family in Iran and so on.