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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAcross California, Iranian Americans are shocked, alarmed or relieved at the killing of Qassem Sulei
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As word spread of Suleimanis killing in Iraq by U.S. military drones, in a strike ordered by President Trump, few parts of the U.S. were more affected than California, home to the largest population of Iranians outside Iran. Many in the diaspora found themselves in a familiar position on Friday, straddling two worlds at once concerned with how a sudden dramatic rise in Middle East tensions might further destabilize the region and affect friends and family in Iran, and afraid of being targeted at home should violence escalate and harm American citizens.
Across the state, Iranian Americans said they were variously shocked, alarmed or relieved that the man seen as a cultural icon in Iran, and the mastermind behind the Islamic Republics military operations throughout the region, is gone. Some members of a community that has grown accustomed to the four-decade geopolitical chess match of Iran-U.S. relations are wondering what will follow, as Tehran quickly vowed harsh retaliation for the attack and the White House urged U.S. citizens to leave Iraq immediately.
Despite these uncertainties, Khanlou has no doubts about the character of the feared man who formerly led Irans elite Quds Force.
That guy was a monster, Khanlou said. He killed a million people.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-04/la-me-iran-suleimani-killing-reaction?
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)against the decision. t-rump's people are watching.
Mosby
(16,392 posts)Many Iranian Americans are business people who left Iran after the revolution. They tend to be conservative politically, whether Shia Muslim or Jewish.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Older remains conservative, the younger tends to favor other than Republicans. Same with the other cultures in the USA.
Nevertheless it is prudent that they remain neutral.
maryellen99
(3,790 posts)UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)just needs a little push.
Beringia
(4,316 posts)A movie about an Iranian immigrant who battles a young woman for a home in Northern California. Starring Ben Kingsley and Jennifer Connelly. An excellent movie.
xmas74
(29,676 posts)I remember it was part of Oprah Book Club.
Beringia
(4,316 posts)VOX
(22,976 posts)By obsessively struggling to cling to something, everything is lost.
Outstanding film. Kingsley delivers, as usual. (Hes still vastly underrated as an actor.)
marlakay
(11,522 posts)So he is full citizen and in early 40s. His parents became citizens. Still have a lot of family in Iran.
Told me he doesnt go to visit them because of the way they treat women and wouldnt take his wife there but they are family and he cares about them. His grandparents are still there.
I havent talked to him since this happened but I am sure he will be concerned. He lives in CA.