Hundreds of Iranian-Americans gathered in Los Angeles on Saturday to voice support for the attacks against Iran’s ruling regime a week after US-Israeli airstrike killed the supreme leader.
Demonstratorsrallied near the federal building in Westwoodon Saturday, chanting for the return of democracy to authoritarian Tehran.
Many praised former President Donald Trump and called the moment along-awaited turning pointfor the Iranian people.
Waving flags and sharing stories of exile, protesters said the conflict is not a war but a chance to end the Islamic Republic’s grip on power.
Mars, who was born in Shiraz in south central Iran and still has family living in in the country, told The Post many Iranians see Trump as a “hero.”
“He will be remembered by Iranians the way that Jewish people remember Cyrus the Great, who freed the Jews and led them to practice whatever religion they wanted,” he said.
Many rejected the idea that the current strikes amount to war — and took Democratic politicians to task for opposing military intervention.
Nazanin Jalalian, who was born in Iran and now lives in Los Angeles with her mother, urged American politicians like former Vice President Kamala Harris to try to better understand life under the regime.
“Try living in Iran. Try going to Iran,” Jalalian said in response toHarris’ commentsthat she was opposed to regime change.
She also criticized Democrats who hold similar positions.
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