Iranians Take to the Streets to Celebrate Khamenei’s Death

New York times ^ | 28th February 2026 | Farnaz Fassihi and Christiaan Triebert

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Large crowds of Iranians poured into the streets of Tehran and other cities across Iran overnight, celebrating the news that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had been killed during a day of coordinated U.S. and Israeli attacks.

The ayatollah’s death, after nearly 40 years of authoritarian rule, represented a historic shift for Iran’s theocratic regime. Many Iranians, inside and outside the country, rejoiced, even as the threat of more attacks by U.S. and Israeli forces cast a pall over some celebrations.

...in neighborhoods across Tehran, the capital, pockets of exuberance emerged. In video calls with The New York Times, three residents of Tehran showed the scenes unfolding in their neighborhoods: Large crowds of men and women dancing and cheering, shouting, “Woohoo, hurrah.” Drivers passing by honked their car horns. Fireworks lit up the sky and loud Persian dance music filled the streets. Many residents, from their windows and balconies, joined in a chant of “freedom, freedom.”

Sara, a 53-year-old resident of Tehran, who like others interviewed asked that her last name not be used for fear of retaliation, said in a phone call that when she heard on the news that Mr. Khamenei had been killed, she let out a scream and jumped up and down. Her husband started pacing and they hugged, she said.

“Then we bolted outside and shouted from the top of our lungs and laughed and danced with our neighbors,” Sara said.

...“Khamenei went to hell,” one man shouted from his rooftop on Saturday, according to a video posted on BBC Persian

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[Secret Agent Man]

And I doubt they are celebrating that hes in paradise for dying in jihad....

Just that he stopped pumping out co2 and farts anymore.

[factmart]

If you have celebrating people, please give link.

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https://x.com/__Injaneb96/status/2027841112610676910

https://x.com/poggdiggity/status/2027866623374467577

https://x.com/ImtiazMadmood/status/2027967756075672028

[Trump_Triumphant]

And from the New York Times no less. That has to piss off a lot of lefty nuts.

[No name given]

‘I doubt they are celebrating that hes in paradise for dying in jihad....’

Let’s just say his eternal destination is very very hot.

[popdonnelly]

Democrats deeply saddened.

[popdonnelly]

Well, the lefty nuts live in their own reality.

[Yardstick]

You can practically hear the left gritting its teeth over these celebrations.

The events in Iran have ruined their weekend just like the US hockey team ruined last weekend for them. Kind of a rough go for the lefties lately lol.

Also, assuming things go well and Iran is able to establish a pro-Western government, we can expect the left to completely flip its attitude towards the nation of Iran. They will go from loving Iran to hating Iran. It will be very similar to the flip they did on Russia.

[sauropod]

Bkmk

[moviefan8]

It isn’t over yet.

Iran has a new leader.

I can’t find anything new about what is going on. It seems like everything over since his death.

[JesusIsLord]

We've seen this movie before. We supposedly affected regime change in Iraq & Afghanistan. It took us by putting boots on the ground. How has that worked out? The Iranian regime is being bombed into submission, but no U.S. boots will be in Iran. So, how does an unarmed people overthrow a regime that has just murdered 35K+ protesters. The regime has weapons, tanks and military personal and hardware. The people have nothing.

Absent an invasion with U.S. feet on the ground, do we think the Iranian people will be able to defeat an armed regime using pitch-forks?

Don't be surprised if we see one theocratic brutal regime replaced with 'theocratic brutal regime - lite'.

I voted for MAGA - not spending blood and money on middle-east wars.

[mewzilla]

Meanwhile...

Keir Starmer blocked US from using British bases for Iran attack The decision raises questions about the UK’s ties to the Trump administration

[rktman]

I did hear the chosen replacement larijani is more of an extremist than deadmani.

[trebb]

Satan’s welcome: “Mr. Khamenei, your cubicle is next to the empty one reserved for Mr. Maduro - welcome to Hell”

[trebb]

Why ask for another link?

Did you doubt that they are celebrating?

Search is your friend - and it only takes minimal effort via a click of the mouse.

[telescope115]

I’m probably not the first person to say this:

This ranks right up there with the end of WWII and the Berlin Wall coming down, and the Cubs winning the World Series.

[libertylover]

OK, great!

Now take to the streets and get rid of the rest of your awful government and form a new and decent government. Trump and the USA have given you the opportunity. Take it!