Los Angeles' large Iranian community cheers anti-regime protests
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Many in Los Angeles' Iranian expatriate community, the largest in the United States, are heartened by anti-government street protests back home but want to make sure international focus stays on what they see as a struggle for democracy.
Hundreds of thousands of people have fled Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution and are concentrated in a neighborhood on the city's west side nicknamed "Tehrangeles" dotted with Persian shops and restaurants. The community is welcoming support for the protesters from political leaders of both parties in the United States.
