Crowds of Iranian-Americans took to the streets of Westwood on Saturday to celebrate the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and the reported formation of a provisional government by opposition groups, marking a moment many said they never expected to witness in their lifetimes.
Celebrations spilled into the streets near Persian Square with people waving Iranian flags, honking car horns and chanting in joy. Some danced in the streets, expressing hope for a freer Iran.
I would wait until you know who will replace Khamenei before celebrating. When despots are killed it creates a power vacuum and power vacuums tend to get filled. Maybe it will be filled with something better, maybe it won't. That's why killing and hoping isn't the best strategy.
Why are people so dumb?
Yeah, you got a regime change, awesome.
Do you know why and how Khomeini got to power in the first place?
A regime change by the USA... That installed a dictator, that caused a coup which then got these religious right wing nuts into office.
So what do you think will happen next? Are all of you Iranians really dreaming that next up is democracy? I'm fully betting that your next dictator is already being prepared
Don't celebrate this, you're all under attack and this is just "the enemy of my enemy is not my friend"
These puff pieces are so obvious. There were less than 50 people in Brisbane yesterday, and it was plastered everywhere. But rallies with 500 to 1000s supporting Free Palestine are ignored at best or reported as a bundle of rallies or called anti-Semitic or organised by hate groups.
They are promoting Pahlavi as King. One oppressive regime for another, no democracy. so hawt right now.
Iranian Angelenos are often former lackeys of the Shah, or descendants of the lackeys.
I've known quite a few. Much like the Batista-loving Cuban-Americans in Florida, but with better food and even glitzier tastes.
Literally looks like 5 people with flags. Nice try.
Cool propaganda bro
Are those photos AI? Look at the US flag in the top image (not the prominent flag, the tiny one in the distance above the guy shouting with his arms up). Look closely at the stars... they make no sense!
We are going to have a near-complete filter over everything we see online, aren't we? The data centers need to not exist anymore >:|
I have also declared myself to be the new provisional government of Iran.
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