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

Maryam Zar on KCRW

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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