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Khamenei's killing brings celebration to Iran's streets

Name: Khamenei's killing brings celebration to Iran's streets
Uploaded: 2026-02-28T18:57:00-0500
Duration: 1 min 48 s
Description: For over 45 years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been a brutal theocracy, ruled by an ayatollah who swept aside the freedoms of Iran pre-revolution and threatened peace with the largest stockpile of missiles in the Middle East. On Saturday, there was celebration in the streets after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death. Elizabeth Palmer reports.

For over 45 years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been a brutal theocracy, ruled by an ayatollah who swept aside the freedoms of Iran pre-revolution and threatened peace with the largest stockpile of missiles in the Middle East. On Saturday, there was celebration in the streets after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death. Elizabeth Palmer reports.