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Haunted by history, Persian Jews wary of Trump’s Iran approach

JL;DR SUMMARY The article discusses the concerns and perspectives of Persian Jews in the U.S. regarding Donald Trump's approach to negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program. 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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Jewish DiasporaMiddle EastIranDonald TrumpAmerican Foreign PolicyIranian RegimePersian JewsObamaNuclear DealIran Iraq War

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Los Angeles, California, United States
"Rabbi Tarlan Rabizadeh was born and raised in Los Angeles, but her childhood revolved around Iran."
Beverly Hills, California, United States
"announce their opposition to the proposed LVMH Bulgari Hotel project and call on the Los Angeles Planning and Land Use Management Committee to halt the project in near the proposed hotel site in Beverly Hills on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA."
West Hollywood, California, United States
"The Anti-Defamation Leagues SVP of International Affairs Sharon S. Nazarian speaks onstage during Variety Hollywood & Antisemitism Summit Presented by The Margaret & Daniel Loeb Foundation and Shine A Light Foundation at 1 Hotel West Hollywood on October 18, 2023, in West Hollywood, Calif."
Iran
"Rabizadeh has never visited Iran, because her Jewish family  like countless others fled the Islamic Republic after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ousted the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979 and implemented a theocratic Muslim regime."

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