Mourners take to streets of Tehran following confirmation of Khamenei's death

Описание: (1 Mar 2026)
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Tehran, Iran - 1 March 2026
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1. Mourners crying and chanting, UPSOUND (Farsi): "Death to America"
2. Man chanting, UPSOUND (Farsi): "Oh Hussain (Shiite saint)"
3. Woman screaming, UPSOUND (Farsi): "You killed my Imam"
4. Various of mourners crying
5. Wide of mourners gathered
STORYLINE:
Mourners took to the streets of Tehran early on Sunday following the confirmation of the death of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The crowd gathered in the capital's Enghelab Square were seen crying, chanting and holding the flag of the Islamic Republic.

Khamenei was killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, throwing the future of the country into doubt and raising the risk of regional instability.

Iranian state television and the state-run IRNA news announced the 86-year-old's death early Sunday.

The announcement came after a joint U.S. and Israeli aerial bombardment that targeted Iranian military and governmental sites.

U.S. President Donald Trump said the “heavy and pinpoint bombing” was to continue through the week or as long as necessary.

The strikes opened a stunning new chapter in U.S. intervention in Iran, marking the second time in eight months that the Trump administration has attacked the country during talks over its nuclear program.

The reported killing of Khamenei after decades in power appeared certain to create a significant leadership vacuum given the absence of a known successor and because the Supreme Leader had final say on all major policies.

On Sunday, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard threatened to launch its “most-intense offensive operation” ever targeting Israel and U.S. bases.

AP video shot by: Mohsen Ganji

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