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The '08,' Iranian Lifeline in Los Angeles
There are 600,000 immigrants from Iran in Los Angeles, many concentrated near Westwood. Now they can stay in touch with their home country, with a phone service that also provides an outlet for people still in Iran. It's called the “ 08 ” — the phone number for Information in Iran before the Islamic Revolution.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readThere are 600,000 immigrants from Iran in Los Angeles, many concentrated near Westwood. Now they can stay in touch with their home country, with a phone service that also provides an outlet for people still in Iran. It's called the “08” — the phone number for Information in Iran before the Islamic Revolution. Freelance journalist Elizabeth Segal has a report.
