Depending on memory trustworthiness of course! As a child, what I knew of Iran was:

• Ayatollah

• American hostages

• Lots of grim protest images and warlike images on the news

In the Iran-Iraq war, we were told Iran was the bad guys, or we simply thought so because of the American hostages. Of course as a child I knew nothing of the modern history of Iran.

As a child I did not know that Iran had not been an oppressive theocracy before. I thought they'd always worn the veil. I didn't know they had had culture I would recognize. And of course, I didn't realize there were different groups and that most or all Iranians were Persians.

I apologize if any of this is ignorant or offensive. Those were my childhood impressions and what we were taught and told.

As for the US, that Kim Wilde song I totally remember. But she wasn't an act kids were excited about.