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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/world/middleeast/iran-khameni-celebrations.html
Iranians Take to the Streets to Celebrate Khamenei's Death
(New York Times) Farnaz Fassihi - Large crowds of Iranians poured into the streets of Tehran and other cities Saturday night, celebrating the news that Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had been killed. Many Iranians, inside and outside the country, rejoiced. 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. 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."