Iranian New Brunswickers are hopeful that U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran will help end the rule of the Islamic Republic. But many also have mixed feelings and are concerned for the safety of their friends and family members in Iran.
Many placing hopes on proposed transitional government run by son of former shah
Erica Butler · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 06, 2026 9:56 AM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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People gathered in Miramichi last Saturday to show support for protesters in Iran and to raise the historic lion and sun flag, a symbol of opposition to the Islamic Republic. (Tabassom Tallaie)
Members of the Iranian diaspora in New Brunswick have been celebrating what they see as the beginning of change in their home country, but not without anxiety over how that change will happen.
Tabassom Tallaie moved to Fredericton from Iran about 10 years ago. She said many of her fellow Iranian-born New Brunswickers have mixed feelings about the current war, which began in the early hours of Feb. 28 with air strikes on Iran by the United States and Israel.
But despite concerns over the safety of friends and loved ones in Iran,
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