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Five Iranians join host James Reynolds in the Naroon Persian restaurant in central London to share their experiences. In our conversation over dinner, our guests discuss the war, what it鈥檚 like to be so far from home, fears for family and friends in Iran and their hopes for the future of the country.

鈥淥ne of the things we can all relate to is a big sense of survivor鈥檚 guilt,鈥� Rahah tells us. 鈥淭he people you鈥檝e spent all your days with, they鈥檙e experiencing that uncertainty and that stress and you鈥檙e sat here trying to convince your nervous system that you鈥檙e not the one that鈥檚 being attacked.鈥�

Many people who have left Iran tend to oppose the regime and it鈥檚 difficult to gauge how much support the government has. One Dutch study suggested it鈥檚 around 20% of the population and our guests discuss why they decided to leave and what they miss about home.

Presenter: James Reynolds
麻豆社 producers: Lindsay Brown and Angela Sheeran
Boffin Media producer: Richard Hollingham
Editors: Arja Haikonen and Harriet Oliver

A Boffin Media production in partnership with the Outside Source team.

(Photo shows two of our contributors. Credit: 麻豆社)