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Photos: Tearful Iranians protest Khamenei's killing with chants of 'death to America and Israel’
Updated On Mar 01, 2026 05:57 pm IST
Thousands of Iranians gathered in the streets to grieve the passing of the country's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, amid the US-Israeli attacks.
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Protesters gather against the US bombing of Iran at Pike Place Market in Seattle on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (Karen Ducey/The Seattle Times via AP)(AP)
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People hit roads to mourn after Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes on Saturday, in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY(via REUTERS)
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People mourn the death of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US and Israeli strikes, at a square in Tehran on March 1, 2026. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader since 1989 and sworn enemy of the West, was killed in the opening salvo of a massive US and Israeli attack that extended into a second day on March 1, as the two powers seek to topple the Islamic republic. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)(AFP)
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Iranian state media announced Khamenei's death early on Sunday. A senior Israeli official told Reuters earlier that the Iranian leader's body had been found after a strike and US President Donald Trump said the United States worked closely with Israel to target the man who led Iran since 1989. (via REUTERS)
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A woman mourns the death of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US and Israeli strikes, at a square in Tehran on March 1, 2026. Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)(AFP)
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A man holds a poster of Khamenei, who was killed in joint US and Israeli strikes, as he joins other mourners at a square in Tehran on March 1, 2026.(AFP)
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Iran's state television declared a mourning period of 40 days along with seven public holidays in the wake of the passing of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who had held power since 1989.(AFP)
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Government supporters mourn in a gathering after state TV officially announced the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026. AP/PTI(AP03_01_2026_000079A)(AP)
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At the Hazrat Masoumeh shrine located in Qom, Central Iran, the chants of 'Death to America' and 'Death to Israel' resonated throughout the surroundings.(AP)
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A vendor sorts newspapers, following the Israel and the U.S. strikes on Iran, along a road in Karachi, Pakistan March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro(REUTERS)
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Demonstrators in support of a war in Iran at City Hall in Los Angeles, California, US, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (Bloomberg)
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People exppressed fury over the death of Khamenei, who was killed in joint US and Israeli strikes, at a square in Tehran on March 1, 2026. (AFP)
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People walk near a mural featuring an image of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as people gather after Khamenei was killed in Israeli and U.S. (via REUTERS)
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In a Truth Social post, Trump said, “Khamenei, one of the most evil people in history, is dead".(AFP)
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People rally after Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes on Saturday, in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2026.(via REUTERS)
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A woman holds a poster with the picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as people gather after Khamenei was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes on Saturday, in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2026.(via REUTERS)
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