Fara Tabrizi, who came to Sweden with his family as a four-year-old in the mid-1980s, hopes the conflict in Iran will lead to a change for the better. He grew up in Skellefteå but now lives in Östersund, where he works at Mid Sweden University. Tabrizi has few memories of his childhood in Iran and has never visited the country again since his family fled to Sweden in 1985.
He is not willing to do the two-year military service required for those born in Iran, and he cites skepticism from the regime toward exiles as a reason for not returning. Tabrizi hopes the developments in Iran will lead to positive change, potentially allowing him to visit his homeland again, though he acknowledges the tragic aspects of the conflict, including civilian casualties and suffering.