Maryam Zar

Iranian-born American attorney and an LA City Commissioner on the Commission on the Status of Women

Iranian-born American attorney and an LA City Commissioner on the Commission on the Status of Women

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Tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to mount following last week’s U.S. airstrike that killed a top Iranian general. We hear reactions from Iranian Americans living in LA.

Local Iranian Americans weigh in on US-Iran tensions

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to mount following last week’s U.S. airstrike that killed a top Iranian general. We hear reactions from Iranian Americans living in LA.

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