Make Iran again great? ‘Tehrangeles’ argues the next stages in its motherland

A woman in a “Make America Great Again” hat leads a mantra for “change of governance” in Iran.

The mob danced and waves the Iranian, Israeli and American flags as the Persian music explosion. Car horn supports in support, but also some annoyance in LA’s gridlock traffic.

Protests outside the West La Federal Building are a common site, but even according to LA standards it is an abnormal, armed American Marine is under the attentive eyes, was ordered by President Trump during a controversial protest against the display against the immigration raid.

But these immigrants proudly are performing in the Maga cap in support of President Trump and are in his decision to interfere in the Israeli-Iran struggle by starting an airstrikes against the Iranian nuclear sites.

“We want to change the governance in Iran,” Bita Ashrafi says, who left Iran 50 years ago and “Trump was right about everything” participated in protest wearing a hat.

“I fully support President Trump’s decisions as it has been going on for more than 46 years – atrocities, dictatorship.”

West La, often called Tehrangelles, is the largest population home of Iranians outside Iran, earlier known as Persia. Iran has Persian restaurants and bookstore and shops selling saffron and daily ice cream.

Many Iranian Americans of Southern California are in full support of President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

But others say that America’s participation called “great devil” by radical religious leaders in Iran will affect only Iran leaders.

Ms. Ashrafi took the “bunker busting” in Iran to bombing nuclear sites in Iran “on the streets with several hundred others to show his support for Trump and Governance change for the change of trump and governance in Iran after” no war “protests at the same place.

The US President said that action was necessary as Iran was close to developing atomic bombs. Tehran has always said that its atomic program is for peaceful purposes.

Persian American is worried about friends and family in its homeland, which they have struggled to reach with Iran’s phone and internet. He also has strong feelings about how his adopted country should respond to Iran.

“Don’t interact with them. They will go back to terrorize the world,” said Farzan Sed, which was prepared in a Maga (making Iran great again) in cap – was popularized by Trump on social media – and a tie showing a lion and sun symbol from the 1979 flag of Iran. He says that Trump should show support for the change of governance but should not be involved.

“People have to choose,” they say, although they hope that they select the exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi who also lives in the United States.

The Iranian-American families fled from Iran in Southern California, when they fled, they say when they meet together-Charahe-He speaks of a voice from West La against Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Bahai or Jorostrian-way Islamic Republic “.

Many Iranian Americans disputed that there was a voice. Cafe and restaurants in West La are filled with debate about what should be ahead and what can be in Iran. And not everyone in the community wears a maga hat and supports American bombing.

Roozbeh Farahanipour – Once imprisoned in Iran for its activism – he says that he is afraid that America’s participation will push Iran in a broken, uncertain future.

“The job should be done by the Iranian people,” he says in one of the three restaurants he is now in the heart of Tehrangels. “If we look at history, I do not think Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, even the result of Syria.”

When he voted for Trump, Mr. Farhanipour says he is disappointed with the President. He said that he supports targeted sanctions, not missiles, and he does not want his taxpayers going for money for attacks against Iran.

He knows that this is not a popular opinion in this community and it creates a rift with his oldest and close friends, Alham Yaghobian.

While most of the Persian communities of the region fled to LA in 1979 after the Islamic Revolution, Mr. Farhanipore and Ms. Yaghubian later came in 2000, as they were both targeted as the enemies of the state to create an underground opposition movement.

Mr. Farhanipore was arrested for his activeness during a meeting with his mother and several friends during a meeting at his house. Ms. Yaghubian survived the arrest – she was at Shri Farhanipore’s house that night, but did not decide to leave.

For decades, they have worked together as activists in Iran and LA, where they both became successful entrepreneurs. Together they were helpful in achieving a corner of LA named “Persian Square”.

Later, she successfully lobbied the city to change the name of Westwood Bulleward “Women’s Life Freedom Square” in honor of Masha Amini, who was killed by the police in 2022 by the police, the way they did not wear their hijab’s head, they wanted the way they wanted.

“We were shoulder to shoulder, till now,” Shri Farhanipore says.

Ms. Yaghubian says that her condition is fine.

“I have never been a supporter of military action against Iran,” she says. “Now that it is done and many of the governance equipment has been weakened, it may offer an opportunity to push people for change in Iran.”

She says she hopes that American attacks on Israel and Iran will help the Iranians to rise and overthrow the regime.

Most people in Iran are “living in poverty,” she says. His friends tell him there that he has nothing to lose.

She says, “This is the only opportunity for Iranian people to get up and change.”

Like other people of the Persian community of Southern California, both of them fry back to loved ones in Iran, even if they do not look at how America should respond to Iran.

When President Trump warned “to vacate Tehran” earlier this month, the world saw thousands of nervous Iranians footage stuck in traffic to avoid the increase in war.

Writer and actor Mary Epic, who was a child star in Iran and now lives in Los Angeles, says she is happy to see how many Iranians to help each other between traffic, share water and gas and ride strangers.

“There is an comradery that is incredible,” she says, saying that her family is concerned in Iran. “This rule has to be known. People are sick and tired.”