'Great catastrophe' - Iraqi during protest to condemn Khamenei's killing

Record ID: 2359191

  • Title: 'Great catastrophe' - Iraqi during protest to condemn Khamenei's killing
  • Date: 1st March 2026
  • Summary: BASRA, IRAQ (MARCH 1, 2026) (REUTERS) IRAQIS MARCHING TO CONDEMN KILLING OF IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER, ALI KHAMENEI, IN U.S.-ISRAEL STRIKES ON IRAN / PROTESTERS CHANTING (Arabic): “DEATH, DEATH TO ISRAEL” PROTESTER RAISING PICTURE OF KHAMENEI DURING MARCH ONGOING PROTEST / PROTESTERS CHANTING (Arabic): “DEATH, DEATH TO ISRAEL” PROTESTER CHANTING AND CRYING PROTESTERS HOLDING
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  • Keywords: Conflict Iran Iraq U.S. War
  • Location: BASRA AND NAJAF, IRAQ
  • City: BASRA AND NAJAF, IRAQ
  • Country: Iraq
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
  • Reuters ID: LVA001960601032026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Crowds of angry protesters took to the streets in Iraq's southern city of Basra on Sunday (March 1) to condemn the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in U.S. and Israeli strikes the day before.
    One Iraqi protester, Firas Mohammed, called the killing a "great catastrophe and a calamity," before he broke down in tears.
    Israel said on Sunday it launched another wave of attacks on Iran, as Iranians grappled with uncertainty after the killing of their supreme leader in U.S. and Israeli strikes, while President Donald Trump warned of consequences for retaliation.
    Hours after both nations said an air strike killed Khamenei in the military campaign to overthrow the government of the Islamic Republic, its state media confirmed the 86-year-old leader's death on Saturday (February 28).
    In another blow for Iran's leaders, Armed Forces Chief of Staff Abdolrahim Mousavi was killed in strikes, broadcaster Iran TV said.
    The United States will hit Iran "with a force that has never been seen before," Trump warned on Sunday, if the Middle East nation hit back after the strikes.
    (Production: Mohammed Aty, Ahmed Saeed, Mai Shams El-Din)
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