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From Los Angeles to NYC: Iranian Americans Thank President Trump for Operation Epic Fury

Dmitri Bolt
Dmitri Bolt  |  March 02, 2026 3:30 PM

While the usual suspects, Democrats and defenders of the United Nations, continue to criticize the Trump administration for taking what may be the most decisive action by any president in decades to confront the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, Iranian Americans have taken to the streets to celebrate the military operation, both across the country and around the globe.

Los Angeles, California, home to the largest Iranian-American population in the country, saw large crowds take to the streets Monday, expressing gratitude and hope at the possibility of freedom for their homeland.

Massive crowds were also celebrating in New York City, where marchers celebrated the death of Ayatollah Khamenei. Demonstrators even marched to the U.N. building, where ambassadors have continued to try and negotiate with foreign adversaries rather than taking decisive action. 

Iranians in Toronto, Canada, marched to the U.S. consulate, laying flowers to honor the four American service members who have lost their lives so far in Operation Epic Fury.