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For Iranian Jews who have been cheering Trump on, his new deal is hard to stomach

JL;DR SUMMARY Iranian Jews in the U.S., who had initially celebrated the American and Israeli military action against Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei, are now grappling with disappointment following a U.S.-Iran deal. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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TrumpCeasefireMiddle East PolicyIslamic RepublicNuclear DealIranian JewsKhameneiU.S. Iran RelationsIranian American Jews

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Encino, California, United States
"Mehrzad Mozhdekanloo protests FIFA restrictions while displaying the pre-1979 Iranian flag on Sunday, June 14, 2026 in Encino, CA."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"Iranian Americans gathered in Los Angeles, Great Neck, N.Y., and Washington to celebrate what many believed could be the beginning of the end of the Islamic Republic."
Great Neck, New York, United States
"Iranian Americans gathered in Los Angeles, Great Neck, N.Y., and Washington to celebrate what many believed could be the beginning of the end of the Islamic Republic."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"Iranian Americans gathered in Los Angeles, Great Neck, N.Y., and Washington to celebrate what many believed could be the beginning of the end of the Islamic Republic."
Iran
"to news that the United States and Israel had killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and were striking regime infrastructure across Iran, many felt something they had not experienced in decades: hope that they might see a free Iran in their lifetime."
Israel
"Several community members interviewed by the Forward said they viewed him as a break from decades of American policy that they believed had failed to challenge the Iranian regime and its proxy network that has terrorized the Middle East, especially Israel."

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