When the Iranian-American community came under scrutiny after the 9/11 terrorist attacks , despite having no ties to the tragedy , many realized that the strategy of keeping a low political profile was backfiring . Thousands of Iranian-Americans in the U.S. cast their absentee ballots . The election is seen as a referendum on President Barack Obama's foreign policy and his handling of Iran's nuclear program. There are an estimated 1 million Iranian-Americans living in the U.S. Iranian-Americans anxiously wait to see direction their homeland will take .
Thousands of Iranian-Americans in the U.S. cast their absentee ballots . The election is seen as a referendum on President Barack Obama's foreign policy and his handling of Iran's nuclear program. There are an estimated 1 million Iranian-Americans living in the U.S. Iranian-Americans anxiously wait to see direction their homeland will take .