The identity I took on was someone with an Iranian dad, and a Faeroese mother, and I supposedly lived in Denmark. Never posted a pic of course. I hated the Islamic regime and was slowly pushing Sunni rhetoric "Hey how come all our scientists and our golden age was before the Safavids?" "We will have more benefits in Iraq if we send Sunni militias there". They had meet ups and always wanted me to come, and everytime was an ordeal to com up with awkward excuses (this was before discord and social media) and decline the invites.
Also was looking for anyone who was "real" and they were all phonies...either Shiite rubes living back home, or agnostics/atheists/commies in the west. It's when I realized the "Islamic Republic" served a sublminal purpose to make Iranians "hate" Islam.
It's why there are more Iranian converts to Christianity than any other group from the region. Their regime is actually made up of Persian Nationalists/Neo-Zoroastrians/Commies/Jews masquerading as Ayatollahs, but in their hearts "hate" Islam. ie, I was at ground zero of TAQIYYA.