US EditionCheers, celebrations heard on Tehran streets after reports of Khamenei death: Report
Iran’s internet connectivity dropped to 4% amid US-Israeli strikes, cutting communications to limit intelligence leaks and cyberattacks during ongoing military operations.
- On March 1, 2026, Tehran residents cheered and launched fireworks shortly after 11 pm, before state TV confirmed Khamenei's death, AFP-verified footage showed.
- Fars News Agency reported that Iran's Supreme Leader was killed and four relatives died in U.S.-Israeli strikes on February 28, 2026.
- Footage verified by Reuters shows celebrations and statue topplings in Dehloran, Karaj and Izeh, while videos captured mourners in Tehran's Enghelab Square.
- The IRGC vowed revenge and Iran responded with retaliatory strikes, closed the Strait of Hormuz, and reported 201 killed and 747 injured, according to Iran's Red Crescent Society.
- The developments exposed a domestic fault line as some mourned while others celebrated, with the UN and China's Foreign Ministry urging restraint, and analysts cautioning military pressure may be ineffective, said Tang Zhichao.
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