Some Iranian Americans in the Houston area are celebrating reports of U.S. military action in Iran, saying it could mark the first real opportunity in decades to one day return to their home country.
At the Motahari family’s home in Katy on Saturday, the news spread quickly through social media and Iranian news accounts on Instagram: reports of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s killing following U.S. and Israeli military action against the regime. The reaction inside the house was immediate — tears, cheers, and emotional embraces.
“For the past 47 years, we’ve been praying for this moment,” said Dr. Nooshin Motahari, an Iranian American who has lived in Houston for 25 years. “It wasn’t in vain. And this is finally the moment of liberating a nation and Iranians can at last be free. And the world can be free from this hate, from this terror.”…