Videos circulating on social media show fireworks lighting up the night sky and crowds cheering in what appear to be residential neighborhoods across the country.
The clips surfaced shortly after Israeli and U.S. sources indicated that Khamenei was likely killed during a coordinated strike targeting high-level Iranian military and government sites in Tehran.

Celebrations reportedly erupted in parts of Iran on Saturday after news spread that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may have been killed in a joint U.S.–Israeli military operation.
Videos circulating on social media show fireworks lighting up the night sky and crowds cheering in what appear to be residential neighborhoods across the country.
The clips surfaced shortly after Israeli and U.S. sources indicated that Khamenei was likely killed during a coordinated strike targeting high-level Iranian military and government sites in Tehran.
Israeli journalist Amit Segal posted on X: “After Khamenei’s death: Fireworks of celebration in Iran.”

The reported celebrations follow what U.S. defense officials described as a large-scale strike on Iranian nuclear and military infrastructure early Saturday morning. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there are “strong indications” that Khamenei was killed when his fortified compound in Tehran was reduced to rubble.

Celebrations reportedly erupted in parts of Iran on Saturday after news spread that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may have been killed in a joint U.S.–Israeli military operation.
Videos circulating on social media show fireworks lighting up the night sky and crowds cheering in what appear to be residential neighborhoods across the country.
The clips surfaced shortly after Israeli and U.S. sources indicated that Khamenei was likely killed during a coordinated strike targeting high-level Iranian military and government sites in Tehran.
Israeli journalist Amit Segal posted on X: “After Khamenei’s death: Fireworks of celebration in Iran.”

The reported celebrations follow what U.S. defense officials described as a large-scale strike on Iranian nuclear and military infrastructure early Saturday morning.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there are “strong indications” that Khamenei was killed when his fortified compound in Tehran was reduced to rubble.WATCH MORE BELOW