In a text post circulating on Iranian Telegram channels, a woman describes attending the funeral of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and witnessing women without hijab celebrating, handing out candy, and expressing joy at his death. She says the sight caused her to faint. The post's authenticity and context cannot be independently confirmed.
A viral Telegram post originating from an Iranian channel claims to quote a woman who attended the funeral of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. In the post, she says she initially believed the crowd's celebration was due to Iranian missile launches, but then realized the joy was because Khamenei himself had died — women without hijab were reportedly distributing candy in the streets. The woman states she became so distressed that she fainted. The report comes from a single source and has not been independently verified. Similar themes of Iranian women expressing opposition to the regime and defying hijab laws have been reported by The Zioneer in recent weeks, including a viral video of a woman apologizing after Khamenei's death and reports of women increasingly appearing in public without headscarves. The post adds to a growing body of unverified social media testimonials about internal Iranian sentiment following Khamenei's death, but remains a single-source account.
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