some help since the United States has no diplomats in Iran. Now WikiLeaks has exposed one specific. An American diplomatic cable from Australia said the Australian Foreign Ministry offered its help to the Americans during the 2009 post-election protests. Australian diplomats served as US eyes and ears in the city reporting on what they saw and heard. The Australian ambassador even drove around the capital taking notes to answer US questions about the extent of anti-regime graffiti on walls and buildings.