Now we turn to the Persian community in Los Angeles, or Tehrangeles as it is sometimes referred to.

It's the largest concentration of Persians outside of Iran.

The sanctions affect Iranians here, including the way they travel, the way they do business, and they also affect their families back home.

Siamak Kalhor is a businessman who also happens to have a radio call-in show in Farsi on KIRN Radio Iran here in L.A.

You could say has his ear to the ground in Tehrangeles.