Former East Bay Mayor Says US Strikes on His Iranian Homeland Signal ‘First Day of Hope’

Former East Bay Mayor Says US Strikes on His Iranian Homeland Signal ‘First Day of Hope’

Former Pinole mayor Vincent Salimi said he acknowledges Iranian Americans’ varied reactions to the emerging war in Iran but is ultimately “relieved.”

Salimi referred to Feb. 28, the first day of the U.S. and Israel’s joint military campaign against Iran, as “a day that people will remember for thousands of years in Iranian history.” Currently, th… [+1566 chars]