Roozbeh Farahanipour
Roozbeh Farahanipour is an Iranian-American activist and restaurant owner who fled Iran in 2000 after being jailed and tortured for his opposition to the Islamic Republic. He is a vocal advocate for a secular Iran and has expressed his disapproval of military strikes against Iran, fearing that such actions could lead to another prolonged conflict similar to those in Afghanistan or Iraq. Farahanipour is part of the tightly-knit Iranian American community in Los Angeles, where he operates a restaurant in a culturally significant area known as Persian Square.
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| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
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| United States | 1 | 5.00 | 0.05% | +0% | 331,002,651 | 169,138 | $21,000,000 | 10,731$ |
| Totals | 1 | 331,002,651 | 169,138 | $21,000,000 | 10,731$ |
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United States:
Roozbeh Farahanipour, who helped lead an Iranian student uprising in 1999, expressed his conflicted feelings about supporting the Iranian national team.
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Romania:
Roozbeh Farahanipour is an opposition leader who has been imprisoned and tortured for his activism.
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United Kingdom:
Roozbeh Farahanipour says he fears the US involvement will push Iran into a broken, uncertain future.
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United States:
Farahanipour, a restaurant owner, had been jailed and tortured for his work as an opposition leader by the time he fled Iran in 2000.
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