When asked how Rami experienced the weekend's attacks after Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed, he laughs.
It's been a real party for us. We're really happy. I was at Norra Bantorget on Saturday and outside the embassy on Sunday. It wasn't a demonstration; it was like being at a nightclub. The only thing missing was the booze.
Worry and happiness
However, the easygoing atmosphere is quickly replaced when the family that remains in Iran comes to mind.
I'm worried about them. I have my sister, my brother, and my stepmother there. But I'm still very happy about what's happening. When I talked to my relatives, they said the same thing. It's impossible to live under that regime.
Rami came to Sweden as a 17-year-old in 1987, in the midst of the raging Iran-Iraq war. Most Iranians he has spoken to are happy.
They are so tired of the regime. The regime has destroyed the country for 47 years.
He hopes that Iran will eventually return to how it was before the Islamic Revolution in 1979, that the country will find its roots.
I want to remove religion from everyday life. I want it to be like in Sweden.
The Swedish-Iranian "Babak", whose real name is something else, also welcomes the US and Israeli attacks. The people of Iran are rejoicing with happiness - albeit "with some bitterness", he says.
There are so many who have lost someone. They have no weapons, but this is their revenge. The demonstrations were not in vain.
"There is no worse"
Ebrahim was also “super happy” when he heard about the US and Israeli bombings in Iran. “Finally,” he felt.
"It's a difficult feeling to say that you're happy that your homeland is being attacked. But I'm happy that people will be free once and for all," says Ebrahim, who came to Sweden in 1999 and runs a business in the Stockholm area.
Year after year, the people have gone to demonstrations unarmed, but the result has been that they have been slaughtered and killed. The people want help, they have said that clearly and distinctly.
He worries about his family and childhood friends who remain in Iran. They are unable to be reached due to the internet shutdown. However, he feels hopeful for the future, even if a transition of power will be complicated.
I don't think it will get any worse. There's nothing worse in my world than what it has been.
"Babak" says that those he has managed to speak with in Iran are hopeful that a new regime can take over.
It depends on who you ask, of course, but I feel nothing but hope. I believe this is the only way forward.
