"We were there to celebrate the beheading of the snake. Everybody was elated. We were dancing. We were celebrating the downfall of this regime. The Iranian people are very thankful to the Americans, to Donald Trump to the Israelis and the Jewish people."
"He is the most criminal person through history. He has killed so many people of Iran. We need regime change and the regime change by the people of Iran."
Nearly 48,000 Iranian Americans live in the Bay Area, many expressing optimism following recent developments in Iran. Mahmoud Khossoussi, who immigrated to the U.S. in 1963 and owns a legacy Persian restaurant in North Beach for 43 years, attended demonstrations celebrating U.S. military strikes. He expressed gratitude toward American and Israeli actions, noting his family in Iran shares his elation. Farideh Sedighi, a retired software engineer from Berkeley, characterizes Iran's Supreme Leader as a criminal responsible for numerous deaths. Both individuals advocate for regime change driven by the Iranian people themselves, while maintaining concern for family members currently in Iran.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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