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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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James Liddell

Iranian-Americans backing Trump’s strikes in hopes Ayatollah’s regime will end

Donald Trump Ayatollah Iran
  • Many Iranian-Americans have expressed support for Trump’s recent US military strikes in Iran, hoping these actions could weaken or topple the rule of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
  • Supporters, including Simone Derayeh, view the strikes as a necessary step against the Iranian regime, which they describe as oppressive and holding the Iranian people hostage.
  • Some Iranian-Americans, like Alireza and Elham Yaghoubian, believe the attacks are beneficial, with a weakened Islamic Republic potentially leading to regime change.
  • Elham Yaghoubian argues that while most Iranians do not want war, only the removal of the current regime will bring peace and prosperity to Iran.
  • Despite widespread support among some, other Iranian-Americans, such as Reza Rofougaran, condemn the attacks on their home country, even while opposing the Islamic regime.

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Iranian-Americans largely back Trump’s bombing and compare the Ayatollah’s regime to ‘Hitler and Stalin’

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