As President Trump threatens Iran with attacks on 52 sites if it retaliates for the killing of Qassem Soleimani, Iranian-Americans fear war.
Iranians of Jewish faith have four-decade roots on L.A.'s Westside, where communities are sometimes referred to as Tehrangeles. In Beverly Hills, aboutNazarian, who represents the Sherman Oaks neighborhood in Los Angeles, said many expatriates left Iran during the revolution because they were religious minorities in a Muslim state and faced the likelihood of violence.
UCLA sociologist and Middle East expert Kevan Harris said gauging the politics of Iranian-Americans is difficult because they are spread throughout the U.S. and represent many generations. There are also Iranian Muslims in the U.S. "Iranians tend to be pro-engagement with the Islamic Republic, and pro-peace, even if they are divided on support for the government itself compared to alternatives," he said by email.with violence,"They likely have no love lost personally for him."
Shahbod Noori, CEO of L.A.-based Tehran Weekly Magazine, said by email that the Iranian-Americans he has spoken with"are happy" about Soleimani's demise.
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