Is this really a surprise though? There's a steep cultural motivation to prove a capability for success within the Iranian American population, likely at least in part a byproduct of displacement (for those who moved to the US up to the revolution) and continued survival in the face of sour odds (for those who left after the revolution, the Iran/Iraq war, etc).
My question: you're suggesting this is bad for benchmark. I don't quite understand why? This doesn't seem like a coordinated effort by an "Iranian Cabal" so to speak. Just a group of people who share an ethnic background and who happen to also be succeeding in the valley.
