It might be a due to growing up during the nuclear threats of the cold war, but

It might be a due to growing up during the nuclear threats of the cold war, but every time a country has a chance of achieving freedom, democracy, and rule of law it fills me with spiritual joy.
I’m old enough to remember the Shah’s iran and the sadness of it’s conquest by the islamists.
And I have had too many persian expats lament the loss of their country.
So, war aside, conditions aside, the promise that Persian people may rise from near ashes is inspiring.