'You cannot negotiate with these people': Iranian refugee urges Trump to go all-in to topple Tehran
LAS VEGAS — Maysam Sabitian says it’s time for President Trump to rip the Band-Aid off and go full tilt on Iran, finding ways to kill more hardline military commanders, granting recognition to an exiled government and arming dissidents to help them overthrow the regime in Tehran. Sabitian is an Iranian American who fled his birth nation in the Middle East in the late 1990s at age 17 and settled in the U.S., where he now owns Luna Lounge, a hookah bar on the Las Vegas Strip. He said he and other expatriates are tired of Mr.
- ▪LAS VEGAS — Maysam Sabitian says it’s time for President Trump to rip the Band-Aid off and go full tilt on Iran, finding ways to kill more hardline military commanders, granting recognition to an exiled government and arming dissidents to h
- ▪Sabitian is an Iranian American who fled his birth nation in the Middle East in the late 1990s at age 17 and settled in the U.S., where he now owns Luna Lounge, a hookah bar on the Las Vegas Strip.
- ▪He said he and other expatriates are tired of Mr.
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| Publication time | Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:47:06 -0400 |
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LAS VEGAS — Maysam Sabitian says it’s time for President Trump to rip the Band-Aid off and go full tilt on Iran, finding ways to kill more hardline military commanders, granting recognition to an exiled government and arming dissidents to help them overthrow the regime in Tehran. Mr. Sabitian is an Iranian American who fled his birth nation in the Middle East in the late 1990s at age 17 and settled in the U.S., where he now owns Luna Lounge, a hookah bar on the Las Vegas Strip. He said he and other expatriates are tired of Mr. Trump’s mix of diplomacy, targeted strikes and military blockades, prolonging a war for six months after the president predicted it would last “four to five weeks.” “We’re all pissed off with this cat-and-mouse game they are playing,” Mr.
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