Iranians celebrate around the world: ‘The dictator, the killer, Ali Khamenei is dead’
OAN Staff Katherine Mosack
3:22 PM – Saturday, February 28, 2026
The Iranian diaspora around the world has begun to celebrate the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after the United States and Israel carried out strikes on Tehran.
Several videos came out online on Saturday of Iranians cheering and dancing after missiles descended on Iran’s capital city. Celebrations ramped up as President Donald Trump and Israeli officials confirmed the religious leader was killed at age 86 after 35 years of leadership.
Citizens in Tehran whistled and cheered from their balconies and through their windows in video footage posted to X after 11 p.m., local time.
Sana Ebrahimi, an Iranian-born Fox News contributor, announced the news to her hundreds of thousands of followers on Saturday afternoon, including a video of herself jumping and dancing to “Y.M.C.A.” by Village People.
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