I'm the petitioner and my fiance has been living in France for more than 6 years, she is Iranian but a France permanent resident! She or either of her family members had nothing to do with military or government. All her degrees (BS,M.S. and PHD) are in French literature. She had interview a month ago and after the interview, officer kept her passport and had her to scan and email DS5535 and her resume. She emailed the form and right after that embassy replied that case went under AP. We are waiting since then and they still have her passport.
All I found out is whoever traveled to Iran in past 15 years, will go under AP and processing time is vary in each Embassy.