Iranian expats in London hope deal will ease life back home
- 9 years ago
There are millions of Iranians living abroad – many left in the wake of the 1979 revolution.
Today, tens of thousands are in the UK. London’s
Kensington district has a number of Iranian grocery stores and many Britons come shopping in the area for caviar.
Euronews found a mixed reaction to the nuclear deal.
One Iranian shopkeeper now resident in London welcomed the agreement as he watched the reaction of Iran’s President Rouhani to the deal on television.
‘‘All the people (here) are happy at the moment. For the situation inside Iran I hope it does work and prices fall, then people can take a breather. And abroad, I hope Iranians can travel more to Iran and go back home,” he said.
A woman outside the shop had a different opinion:
‘‘In my opinion, all these agreements and talks are just a game. There are no words about the human rights situation in Iran. It’s all just political words,” she said.
Many Iranians living in London and across Europe shy away from expressing the
Today, tens of thousands are in the UK. London’s
Kensington district has a number of Iranian grocery stores and many Britons come shopping in the area for caviar.
Euronews found a mixed reaction to the nuclear deal.
One Iranian shopkeeper now resident in London welcomed the agreement as he watched the reaction of Iran’s President Rouhani to the deal on television.
‘‘All the people (here) are happy at the moment. For the situation inside Iran I hope it does work and prices fall, then people can take a breather. And abroad, I hope Iranians can travel more to Iran and go back home,” he said.
A woman outside the shop had a different opinion:
‘‘In my opinion, all these agreements and talks are just a game. There are no words about the human rights situation in Iran. It’s all just political words,” she said.
Many Iranians living in London and across Europe shy away from expressing the