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Iranians at Home and Abroad Celebrate the Death of Khamenei
(Ha'aretz) Ben Kroll - News that Iranian state media confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sparked scenes of jubilation across parts of Iran and within the Iranian diaspora. Footage showed hundreds of men and women gathering in the streets near Isfahan, honking car horns and chanting "Javid Shah" - "Long live the Shah" - Iran's pre-revolutionary monarchy. Other videos showed protesters toppling and setting fire to a statue depicting Khamenei, while crowds cheered. A former reporter in Iran who now lives in Britain said, "If you come to the UK, you'll see the protests are packed, with thousands of people dancing." In London's Golders Green neighborhood, known for its large Jewish community, Iranians and other residents gathered, waving Israeli flags together with pre-revolutionary Iranian flags. In Amsterdam and Berlin, protesters against the Iranian regime marched in support of Israel and the U.S.