"This is a fantastic day we could not even imagine in our dreams. Hopefully the regime will change, the shah will return back home and we will have a glorious future for Iran. She had emigrated from Tehran 10 years ago and brought her husband, infant son and mother to celebrate in Westwood, the epicenter of L.A.'s sprawling Iranian diaspora."
"The Greater Los Angeles area is home to the largest concentration of people of Iranian descent outside Iran. Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, it has served as a capital for exiles. By 2019, more than half of Iranian immigrants to the U.S. lived in California, with 29% - nearly 140,000 people - living in Los Angeles County alone, according to the Migration Policy Institute."
Los Angeles, home to the largest Iranian diaspora outside Iran with approximately 140,000 people in the county, erupted in celebration following the death of Iran's supreme leader. The Westwood neighborhood, nicknamed "Tehrangeles," became the epicenter of festivities as community members gathered in cafes and streets to commemorate the event. Many Iranian Americans, who emigrated after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, viewed the moment as a historic opportunity for regime change. Celebrants displayed pre-revolution imperial flags, played Persian music, and expressed hopes for the restoration of the monarchy and a transformed future for Iran. The demonstration reflected decades of exile sentiment and longing for political transformation in their homeland.
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