Iranians Celebrate And Mourn Khamenei’s Death
- By RFE/RL
Amid official mourning and protests across Iran and neighboring countries following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US–Israeli strikes, some Iranians both inside the country and abroad have been celebrating the news.
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Iranians mourn the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on February 28 after Iran's supreme leader was killed in US‑Israeli airstrikes.
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Women mourn in Tehran's Enghelab Square on March 1, the day after Khamenei was killed.
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Iranians living in Japan celebrate near the Iranian Embassy in Tokyo, waving US and pre‑revolution lion and sun national flags after news emerged of Khamenei's death.
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Protesters supporting Iraqi Shi'ite armed groups demonstrate near the entrance of Baghdad’s Green Zone after the killing of Khamenei.
Iraqi police fired tear gas and stun grenades to scatter hundreds of pro-Iranian protesters, Reuters reports.
Iraqi police fired tear gas and stun grenades to scatter hundreds of pro-Iranian protesters, Reuters reports.
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Members of the Iranian-American community in the US state of Virginia celebrate after President Donald Trump announced the death of Iran’s supreme leader.
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Shi'ite Muslim women chant anti-US and anti-Israel slogans during a protest march in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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A Shi'ite Muslim man holds a photo of Ayatollah Khamenei in Srinagar.
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A woman waves an Iranian flag predating that 1979 Islamic Revolution during celebrations by the Iranian community in Los Angeles.
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People mourn Khamenei's death in Tehran.
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Crowds also gathered in parts of Tehran to celebrate Khamenei's death on February 28.
