The Persian Gulf was vandalized last week, and owner Roozbeh Farahanipour says it's due to a display at the cafe honoring women recently killed during protests in Iran.
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Farahanipour said he hopes they can soon replace the door, but it could take more than two weeks. For now, Farahanipour is paying for the business’ opening to be boarded up every night, then reopened in the morning. But he said that task is a small price compared to what he sees happening across Iran, more than 8,000 miles away from his cafe.