SEE IT: A crowd in southern Iran was seen toppling a statue of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

 

SEE IT: A crowd in southern Iran was seen toppling a statue of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. pic.twitter.com/fOAMwF6iBh

— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 1, 2026

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) shows video footage of a crowd in Galleh Dar (a town in Fars province, southern Iran) pulling down a statue of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei using ropes, while people cheer and celebrate. The clip has been widely shared and appears authentic based on multiple sources circulating it on March 1, 2026.This event took place in the early hours of March 1, 2026 (local time), shortly after reports — and later official confirmation from Iranian state media — that Khamenei was killed in a major joint U.S.-Israeli airstrike operation on February 28, 2026. The strikes targeted various sites, including near his offices/compound in Tehran, and are described in reports as a coordinated "decapitation" attack aimed at the Iranian leadership.Key context:Iranian state television and outlets like Tasnim confirmed Khamenei's death in the strikes, with the government declaring 40 days of national mourning.

U.S. President Donald Trump publicly stated Khamenei was killed and indicated that bombing operations against Iran would continue.

Israel has also confirmed the killing through sources and continued strikes.

The statue toppling is being seen as a powerful symbolic act amid widespread street celebrations, joy, and unrest in parts of Iran (especially southern regions and some areas near Tehran/Karaj), with people reportedly shouting things like "Am I dreaming? Hello new world!" as regime symbols come down.

Similar videos and reports show crowds reacting in other locations, burning effigies or defacing related monuments (e.g., references to Khomeini or Soleimani statues in separate incidents).

The mood on X (especially in replies to the Fox News post and related threads) is largely celebratory among many users, with comments focusing on hopes for regime change, freedom for Iranians, and the end of decades of oppression. Some posts express skepticism or call for verification, but the video's spread across major outlets (Fox News, Daily Mail, Reuters-linked sources, etc.) and consistent timestamps/location details support it as a real event tied to the confirmed leadership vacuum.This is a highly fluid and historic moment — the situation in Iran remains extremely volatile with ongoing strikes, Iranian retaliatory missile/drone launches, and massive uncertainty about what comes next for the country and the region.