Iranian navy? No idea (except the stuff I read on wiki). I generally don't follow military news. I'm here for the political rants/fights lol
regarding the society of the 70's, no not everyone. At that time half the country couldn't read and write so a good chunk of them were against what was happening in the country. The educated ones can't be called "elites." My family was educated but they were low middle class (mom's family) and they were super Western.