Some Iranians in Sudbury, Ont., overjoyed at American and Israeli attacks in Iran
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Some Iranians in Sudbury, Ont., say they are ecstatic about recent attacks from the United States and Israel against Iran.
New military operations from both countries started over the weekend with bombings that targeted military facilities in Iran and the country’s leadership.
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an attack on Feb. 28.
“We finally are happy. We finally are hopeful. Every day that is passing we are closer to freedom,” said Massi Ali Mohammadi, an Iranian who has lived in Sudbury since 2013.
Mohammadi said U.S. President Donald Trump kept his promise when he said help would be on the way as thousands of Iranians took to the streets earlier this winter to protest the country’s authoritarian regime.
Thousands of Iranians were killed during those protests.
Amir Hossein Zolfaghari, who has lived in Sudbury since 2020, praised Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for a statement supporting action from the U.S. to “prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security.”
“I love Mark Carney. I love Trump,” Zolfaghari said. “I love what they are doing, and I highly appreciate it.”
Zolfaghari said the recent attacks from the U.S. and Israel should open the door for regime change in Iran
“We have a leader. His name is Reza Pahlavi,” he said, referring to the Iranian opposition figure and political dissident who is currently in exile in the U.S.
“People are listening to him, people are following what he's saying and we will try our best. We are hopeful that we believe that we will take back the power.”
On Monday, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth rejected calling the U.S. assault on Iran a "so-called regime-change war.” Both he and Trump have said attacks will last as long as necessary, however.
Experts have told CBC News that regime change without boots on the ground will be “very challenging.”
"The idea of a wide-scale army or marine deployment is probably unlikely," Nicholas Drummond, a U.K.-based defence industry analyst, told CBC News Network.
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