(File photo). People march in support of nationwide protests in Iran, Los Angeles, California, earlier this year with a banner at the back noting that several Iranians have been killed. REUTERS/Jill Connelly (REUTERS)

The view from Tehrangeles | World News

Roozbeh farahanipour was at his Greek taverna in Westwood when he heard reports that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was dead. At first, Mr Farahanipour was suspicious. After leading a student uprising in 1999, he fled Iran and has spent decades in Los Angeles hoping that the supreme leader would one day get his comeuppance. Then President…

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As protests sweep Iran, a powerful image likened to Tiananmen’s ‘Tank Man’ surfaces, echoing the bazaari class’s historic defiance amid economic collapse and rising calls for regime change. As theprotests spreading across Iran stretch into their third day, one image from the demonstrations has gone viral across social media. It shows a brave protester sitting…

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