Some Iranians are celebrating news Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in strikes by the US and Israel. Footage on the streets of Isfahan in central Iran shows people cheering and honking their car horns in jubilation. In Tehran, images from news agencies show people on the streets mourning, some holding photos of Khamenei. Iran's army has warned of the "most devastating" retaliation after strikes by the US and Israel killed the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Reza Pahlavi says Khamenei killing could 'change course of nation'Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah (king), external, issued a statement earlier welcoming the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Source: The Star March 01, 2026 14:16 UTC