From Tehran to Kyiv: Ukraine’s Iranian diaspora live through war while watching another
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With air raid sirens and missile strikes part of daily life in Kyiv, many Iranians living in Ukraine found themselves watching another crisis unfold in their homeland — one that feels both distant and painfully familiar. Following the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran and the assassination of Supreme
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From Tehran to Kyiv: Ukraine’s Iranian diaspora live through war while watching another by Polina Moroziuk March 24, 2026 6:04 PM 5 min read A person shows a victory sign with ribbons in the colors of the Ukrainian and Iranian flags during a protest against Iran’s support for Russia’s aggression in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 28, 2022. (Mykhaylo Palinchak / SOPA Images / LightRocket / Getty Images) War Prefer on Google by Polina Moroziuk With air raid sirens and missile strikes part of daily life in Kyiv, many Iranians living in Ukraine found themselves watching another crisis unfold in their homeland — one that feels both distant and painfully familiar. Following the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran and the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with several senior figures of the regime, members of the small Iranian community in Kyiv say they are following events closely, balancing hope for political change with fear for friends and relatives caught in the escalating conflict. Khamenei was succeeded by his son, Mojtaba Khamenei , in a rapid transition that has deepened uncertainty over Iran's political future, after the Assembly of Experts selected him as supreme leader on March 3. For many Iranians in the diaspora, the moment feels surreal. Watching the war unfold in Iran, while already living through Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Become a member – go ad‑free "I've lived through the wars twice now," said Ramin Ghaderian, an Iranian musician and filmmaker who has lived in Kyiv for more than two decades. "First, as a child during the Iran–Iraq war, and now here in Ukraine." Iranians in Kyiv Before Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, a few thousand Iranians lived in Kyiv, many of whom attended Ukrainian universities. Since the war began, many of them have left. Today, community members estimate that only around 100 to 200 Iranians remain across Ukraine. Become a member – go ad‑free Maziyar Mian, an architect who moved to Ukraine in 2006 to study in K...
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