Roozbeh Farahanipour, a Los Angeles restaurateur, was overjoyed when he heard of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death. He celebrated with champagne and a crowd gathered, waving Iranian, Israeli and American flags.
Half of all Iranian-Americans live in California, with nearly a third residing in the Los Angeles area. Many arrived after the 1979 revolution, particularly Iranian Jews, who settled in Westwood and Beverly Hills and built 'Tehrangeles'.
While many Iranian-Americans celebrate Khamenei's death and hope for regime change, they are divided over how involved America should be in that process.
Some, like Elham Yaghoubian, an activist and local business leader, believe the US should stay the course until the regime is crippled. Others, like Mr Farahanipour, want the bombing to cease so Iranians can take to the streets.
The two are united, however, in their distaste for a Venezuela-like outcome, in which Mr Trump backs a more pliable member of the regime to take over.
Enthusiasm for Mr Trump's campaign may wane if the war drags on, with some American-born children of Iranians worrying that the Trump administration's aggression will bring continued conflict rather than liberation.
The mood may already be shifting from celebratory to melancholy, with a recent concert in Los Angeles featuring a funeral march in honour of the protesters.
