Tehran, as in Iran AKA Aran, which translates into "Land of the Aryani" or, as we say in English, "Aryan"?
Heck, they INVENTEDED the so-called White race.
Hitler had to borrow THEIR history to give the Germans one they didn't have till the Romans domesticated them.
Greece, THE origin of Europa, was "Near East" a century ago.
The guy had pale skin, brown hair, and green eyes. He's 'whiter' than most people who call themselves "white" in America are.