Los Angeles: Capital of the Iranian Opposition | ARTE.tv Documentary

Assal, Sudi and Roozbeh live in Los Angeles in the heart of the largest Iranian diaspora. Whether Democrat or Republican, they all have one thing in common: they were born in Iran and fled over thirty years ago. Today they are all critical of the Iranian government.
Los Angeles: Capital of the Iranian Opposition | ARTE.tv Documentary
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[@MustAfaalik]

The Iranians are the most civilized & intelligent people in the Middle East. Even their language is sweet to hear just like honey on the lips of their poets & philosophers. Time to free them from the mad mullah regime!!!

[@jeffransom2977]

I'm glad America has a large Iranian population. We're very blessed in this country with free and peaceful communities from all over.

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Persians/Iranians in LA are super rich and successful. See Beverly Hills. They run that city.

[@samhan1929]

Iranians are not Persians, only 50% are Persian, rest are of different ethnicities, land of Iran is based Shia ideology.

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Iranians are mostly Persian. In LA they are mostly Persian Jewish or Atheist, and in Iran Zoroastrianism has influenced the culture as much as any other religion. Don't talk about things you don't understand.@@samhan1929

[@marmary5555]

​​@@samhan1929you know very well that Persians = Iranians in this context

[@davidjma7226]

They own two thirds of all the high end real estate in Hollywood....

[@ciaronsmith4995]

@@samhan1929 Iranians are mostly Persian, especially in LA (maybe you've never been to LA). It means Iranian in this comment.

[@user-s4]

I am proud of my compatriots who live abroad. We will bring down this criminal regime together. The 1979 rebellion was the beginning of our misery. Today, we young people will put an end to this misery

[@night_wolf9734]

گه نخور

[@mayer14474]

Amen

[@kamilebrahimoff3589]

As an Iranian democratic voter, I am proud to see Iranians support free Iran with no monarchy or ayatollah regime. 🇮🇷🙏

[@jackalman2085]

No thank

[@asds12321]

I highly recommend to u The best article i have ever read about the iranian revolution Written by a great american, james perloff, president of the john birch society and hero anti communist If u google the new american magazine and the iranian revolution and what really happened The article is available for free

[@yeetman4953]

​@@asds12321nice try, but its proaganda

[@aminabbaszadeh1066]

The Iranians living in exile, especially in Los Angeles, are one of the reasons that the movements in Iran don't reach their goal. Since they want to jump on the bandwagon and put their agenda out front, It scares Iranians inside the country. Most Iranians do not like Pahlavi, MEK, or Masih, who are just lobbing for funds.

[@soranoaz_8407]

I never understood why the pahlavi were regarded so highly our country was alot poorer before although i hate this regime more

[@minoosh.20]

Long live crown prince Reza Pahlavi

[@usernotfound8061]

Tnx god finally who is knowledgeable about this situation U deserved more like❤️ 🇮🇷

[@mayer14474]

You couldn't be more wrong

[@mayer14474]

​@@soranoaz_8407life was much better before the 1979 Islamic Revolution

[@ChosenOne6666]

They dont like it in Iran. They dont like it in L.A. Someone always has hurt feelings.

[@syncopatedfeb4770]

exactly, they're persian wanabe arabs that still eat on the floor, lol

[@Guy-bo3qz]

nobody likes it in LA

[@ChosenOne6666]

@@Guy-bo3qz CALM DOWN HOMIE

[@Guy-bo3qz]

@@ChosenOne6666 :(

[@ralphkatsidis8338]

Nobody want to live in a Democrat States.

[@morqesahar]

Incredible how their view of the precarious economic situation fails to mention the effect of unilateral US sanctions.

[@mersifullwolf4054]

Those sanctions are because of the Iranian regime

[@abdullaali1799]

They're living in a dream world.

[@CYRUS313]

Please make a documentary about America homelesses and drug addicts in LA & value your channel 😊🤷

[@musicguy20]

@@sky_ler77 this person is mad that Iran is a topic so they’re saying do a doc on how US has issues instead

[@newbeginning1510]

@@musicguy20 why do we care about Iranians who left Iran and went to the USA and still cry ?

[@bennyvanilly]

@@newbeginning1510 Because you are too stupid to understand things.

[@Tabrizshahr]

​@@newbeginning1510including to wester proganda And none real iranian actors By CIA responses to fake the world wine Iran need manorchy for over 50 years not iranian land ot self be come nothing but wester capitalism puppets

[@Tabrizshahr]

Pahlavi is only option Theyfore Russia must fall apart order to keep sunni government in power protectless And bring something pro pope Spanish Catholic Manorchys But this time shah manorchy The terms of Spanish war will reapet in iran but shia Iranian Pahlavi against sunni mullah It will be shortest war in human history the mullah deafet will bring sunni population in iran none existing

[@joeycormier7489]

Do these people know what their Iran foreign policy is before they blindly vote? How they vote and what they want do not match up.

[@spiritualwarrior244]

Lol like your vote and what you want matches ... Good joke

[@XipingChinem]

These are minorities who are about only 15% while the majority 85% are all for sayyid khamenai Long live Islamic republic of iran

[@lelz0394]

Then why do so few vote in Iran?

[@ahz5828]

You are obvious paid to comment these bs just like your other friends . We saw in Iran how many vote 🤡

[@ahz5828]

کص بابای خامنه ای حرومی

[@Funnyguy416]

The Iranians in Los Angeles are bitter of their defeat I live in LA and support peace between Iran and the us They are the biggest enemies of Iran bc they were defeated

[@mayer14474]

You paid by the IRGC

[@KeylorSwift]

Wow so true, and same thing with Cubans and Venezuelans that come to America

[@Hermesborugerdian]

You’re just a clueless American who per usual doesn’t know anything about foreign affairs so he’s butthurt that his tax dollars might have to pay in order to hold up this whole empire. I would never wish this upon you, but if immigrants from actual Muslim countries, instead of Persian people moved into LA and advocated for US to compromise with all these terrorist entities, you wouldn’t have been happy either, because that crowd clearly doesn’t want the best for you or this country.

[@yeetman4953]

try harder

[@Ryan55171]

jusis! This guy talks from a safe haven like LA and B.S.ing about his possible future election chance in Iran?! Wow!! I give up!!

[@mariankelly8224]

It's easy to say anything from your own armchair

[@Hermesborugerdian]

Who’s gonna do it? someone who already lives under a theocracy?

[@DanielLLevy]

Not one word on the Iranian-Jewish community in LA, that makes for a large plurality of these Iranian exilees. Why?

[@lorzad16]

ایرانی ایرانیه، بهودی و غیره نداره،،، این یهودی ها هستن خودشون دور نگه میدارن

[@user-cvbnm]

Time is running out for Khomlemmani…

[@night_wolf9734]

🤡

[@user-it1ek5ok7w]

You people say it for 40+ years and they are getting more stronger.😂

[@Empire2030i]

Woke is not a country

[@nostalgia545]

So isn’t oppression, sexism, and phsyco religious tendencies relay survive long

[@yeetman4953]

bot

[@JosephTerrini]

Time 4 Regime change in Iran

[@Flower273_afjf]

We have a small Iranian community here in Israel, and we love to have them here, since they’re hard-working and so friendly ❤🇮🇱🇮🇷 And we welcome them to come to Israel to settle down here.

[@sararichardson737]

“……the number is too high….”

[@benjob1360]

Minority which does not represent Iran

[@the.r32]

An idiot who represents arzeshiz

[@mayer14474]

Hold a referendum to see who's the minority lol

[@user-it1ek5ok7w]

Yes. They are minority and they are not persians but they use the name persian to gain attention. Persians chose islamic republic.

[@user-it1ek5ok7w]

​​@@mayer14474millions attended qasem soleimani funeral 3 years ago, that tells aloot.

[@davidjma7226]

​@@user-it1ek5ok7wIs that you Khamanei??

[@K55365]

Another negative report by ARTE on Iran

[@ahz5828]

As an Iranian , fxck off when you dont know what your talking about

[@BenDover12366]

dorood bar hameye iranian dar donya.

[@kaijunjiang9763]

Easy to jump on bandwagons, especially when politics is involved in the name of freedom.

[@yeetman4953]

?

[@muradalishaikh8444]

Western 🕳trapped Iranian🇮🇷❤

[@pasha606]

Javid shah

[@kamilebrahimoff3589]

Shah's political policy allowed this regime to take over. He was warned by two of his Prime Ministers to change or else a revolution will occur, but Shah ignored the warnings.

[@binderchannel9454]

Not as big of a movement inside Iran as it was abroad.

[@Chip_in]

These guys are suss ⛳

[@yeetman4953]

how

[@lelz0394]

?wdym

[@manazon6945]

Are gay people safe there? Do they follow hardline religion or democracy?

[@mariankelly8224]

Definitely wouldn't be safe I. Iran. Mind you my daughter was living in Zagreb and it wouldn't have been safe for her brother and his partner there either.

[@mmz5844]

Hardcore democracy 😂

[@user-im5mb6yc2g]

Iran strong without you hypo!

[@samhan1929]

Iranians are not Persians, only 50% are Persian, rest are of different ethnicities, land of Iran is based Shia ideology.

[@mmz5844]

No most of Iranians are not Muslim anymore 😊

[@samhan1929]

50% iranians are Azeri Turks, arabs,bacloch. Without Shia doctrine, there is no Iran, thats how they influece other parts of the world.@@mmz5844

[@user-it1ek5ok7w]

​@@mmz5844poojeet spotted😂

[@davidjma7226]

That is irrelevant. It doesn't justify shooting and murdering young girls on the street.

[@samhan1929]

@@davidjma7226 Agree, lot of people have guns here, gunfire is common in the city neighborhood where I live eastern city.

[@reschadmaiwand3220]

Khooon