Nothing could be further from the truth.  Iran is a reactionary Shia Islamic state, that imposes archaic Sharia law on its population.  It is a religious dictatorship, and only candidates first approved by the government may run for office.  Besides regular law enforcement, there are also religious police officers, who insure that the Iranian people have to live under these heinous & shocking  restrictions.  Iran is a key instigator of the religious wars taking place in Syria and Yemen currently, pitting Shia Muslims against Sunni Muslims, that have killed hundreds of thousands of innocent Muslims, and displaced millions of them.  Their religious intolerance is so very extreme, that it even extends to fellow Muslims of the Sunni sect of Islam.

And last of all, every time a major Iranian leader makes a public address, the crowds are encouraged to call for the destruction of the United States,  Just listen to this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUezKsBCRbk

That's the truth.