Kevan Harris, an associate professor of sociology at UCLA who has studied the Iranian diaspora, said some of the ardently monarchist Iranians became disillusioned and demobilized when the war’s initial objective of regime change failed.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Firefighters and equipment are starting to be demobilized as the Incident Management Team transfers command back to local authorities.
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