The Iranian men’s national soccer team arrived in Southern California on Sunday, hours before a proposed peace deal between the U.S. and Iran was announced. While world leaders work toward ending the war in Iran — ahead of the expected peace deal signing this Friday — tensions remained high in Los Angeles County,

For Iranian immigrants, many whose lives are shaped by exile, revolution and political upheaval, rooting for Team Melli has never been straightforward.

Thousand of arrests last summer led to mass protests and some deaths - across the city, communities still bear the scars