{"id":2305875,"date":"2026-03-01T02:17:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T02:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2305875"},"modified":"2026-03-01T02:17:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T02:17:32","slug":"noor-and-reza-pahlavi-celebrate-reported-death-of-ayatollah-khamenei-after-iran-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/noor-and-reza-pahlavi-celebrate-reported-death-of-ayatollah-khamenei-after-iran-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Noor and Reza Pahlavi Celebrate Reported Death of Ayatollah Khamenei After Iran Strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The exiled crowned prince of Iran and his <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/28\/us-news\/los-angeles-iranian-american-community-reacts-to-u-s-israel-airstrikes-on-iran\/\">Los Angeles-based princess daughter<\/a> celebrated the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/28\/world-news\/netanyahu-says-signs-point-to-irans-supreme-leader-khamenei-being-no-longer-alive\/\">killing of Iran\u2019s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei<\/a> in powerful posts Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Princess Noor Pahlavi  \u2013 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/21\/us-news\/exiled-iranian-princess-noor-pahlavi-speaks-out-on-protests-hopes-for-regime-change-never-been-this-close\/\">who\u2019s been speaking out against the regime for months<\/a> \u2013 posted a series of messages to Instagram Story as news of the strikes and the Ayatollah\u2019s death emerged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are watching a violent theocracy that has massacred our people for decades finally get hit. And many Iranians inside Iran feel a painful kind of relief,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The exiled Iranian royal family broke their silence after the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following Saturday\u2019s strike on Iran.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNot because war is \u2018good.\u2019 Not because anyone is \u2018good.\u2019 But because when you\u2019ve lived with a devil on your neck for 45-plus years any crack in its machinery feels like air.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot because war is \u2018good.\u2019 Not because anyone is \u2018good.\u2019 But because when you\u2019ve lived with a devil on your neck for 45-plus  years any crack in its machinery feels like air.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Pahlavi also shared two videos of Iranians cheering in the streets and commented: \u201cThe Islamic republic is being bombarded. They are laughing because they have suffered under this regime for decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Noor Pahlavi speaking during a demonstration in LA in protest of Iran\u2019s brutal regime. <span class=\"credit\">Matt Kargar\/The Foreign Desk Podcast<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, her father Reza Pahlavi \u2013 who has lived in the US since the 1979 revolution \u2013 reacted to reports that the Ayatollah was dead following the US and Israel <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/28\/us-news\/us-israel-launch-attack-on-iran-after-regime-refuses-to-scrap-nuclear-program-report\/\">airstrikes against Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bloodthirsty Zahhak [an evil king in Iranian mythology] of our time, the killer of tens of thousands of Iran\u2019s bravest sons and daughters, has been erased from the pages of history. With his death, the Islamic Republic has effectively come to an end and will soon be consigned to the dustbin of history,\u201d he posted to X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fa\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0647\u0645\u200c\u0645\u06cc\u0647\u0646\u0627\u0646\u0645\u060c<\/p>\n<p>\u0639\u0644\u06cc \u062e\u0627\u0645\u0646\u0647\u200c\u0627\u06cc\u060c \u0636\u062d\u0627\u06a9 \u062e\u0648\u0646\u062e\u0648\u0627\u0631 \u0632\u0645\u0627\u0646\u060c \u0642\u0627\u062a\u0644 \u062f\u0647\u200c\u0647\u0627 \u0647\u0632\u0627\u0631 \u062a\u0646 \u0627\u0632 \u0634\u062c\u0627\u0639\u200c\u062a\u0631\u06cc\u0646 \u0641\u0631\u0632\u0646\u062f\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0632 \u0635\u0641\u062d\u0647 \u0631\u0648\u0632\u06af\u0627\u0631 \u0645\u062d\u0648 \u0634\u062f. \u0628\u0627 \u0645\u0631\u06af \u0627\u0648\u060c \u062c\u0645\u0647\u0648\u0631\u06cc \u0627\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645\u06cc \u0646\u06cc\u0632 \u062f\u0631 \u0639\u0645\u0644 \u0628\u0647 \u067e\u0627\u06cc\u0627\u0646 \u062e\u0648\u062f \u0631\u0633\u06cc\u062f\u0647 \u0627\u0633\u062a \u0648 \u0628\u0647\u200c\u0632\u0648\u062f\u06cc \u0632\u0648\u062f \u0628\u0647 \u0632\u0628\u0627\u0644\u0647\u200c\u062f\u0627\u0646 \u062a\u0627\u0631\u06cc\u062e \u062e\u0648\u0627\u0647\u062f \u067e\u06cc\u0648\u0633\u062a.<\/p>\n<p>\u0647\u0631 \u062a\u0644\u0627\u0634\u06cc \u0627\u0632 \u0633\u0648\u06cc \u0628\u0642\u0627\u06cc\u0627\u06cc \u0631\u0698\u06cc\u0645 \u0628\u0631\u0627\u06cc \u062a\u0639\u06cc\u06cc\u0646 \u062c\u0627\u0646\u0634\u06cc\u0646 \u062e\u0627\u0645\u0646\u0647\u200c\u0627\u06cc\u060c \u0627\u0632\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Reza Pahlavi (@PahlaviReza) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PahlaviReza\/status\/2027863020039225702?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Pahlavi added that any attempt by the regime to appoint a successor was \u201ddoomed to failure\u201d because they will lack legitimacy and be \u201dcomplicit in the crimes of this regime.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Exiled Princess Noor of Iran with her grandmother the former Persian Empress Farah Diba-Pahlavi in 2014. <span class=\"credit\">ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/28\/world-news\/exiled-crown-prince-of-iran-celebrates-us-israel-strikes-declares-opposition-is-very-close-to-final-victory\/\">The exiled crown prince<\/a> also warned the military, security, and police forces inside the country not to prop up the regime and to instead join the people \u201cto help ensure Iran\u2019s stable transition to a free and prosperous future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThe death of the criminal Khamenei, while it cannot bring back the spilled blood, can serve as a balm for the scorched hearts of the grieving families, the fathers and mothers, spouses and children in mourning, and the families of the selfless martyrs of Iran\u2019s Lion and Sun National Revolution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the death marked Iran\u2019s \u201cgreat national celebration\u201d and encouraged his fellow Iranians to \u201cstay vigilant and prepared.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Reports surfaced on Saturday that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was dead. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe time for a massive and decisive presence in the streets is very near. Together, united and steadfast, we will secure the final victory, and we will celebrate Iran\u2019s freedom across our Ahura-created homeland. Long live Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Noor Pahlavi also wrote \u201cThank you\u201d and her comments included a heart and crying face emoji.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>The California Post reached out to Noor Pahlavi for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Pahlavi\u2019s grandfather Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, fled the 1979 Iranian Revolution that swept Ayatollah Khomeini and a host of religious clerics into power.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The exiled crowned prince of Iran and his Los Angeles-based princess daughter celebrated the killing of Iran\u2019s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in powerful posts Saturday. Princess Noor Pahlavi \u2013 who\u2019s been speaking out against the regime for months \u2013 posted a series of messages to Instagram Story as news of the strikes and the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2305876,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[446685,22691,364881,22693,25879,24638,37798],"class_list":["post-2305875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-airstrikes","tag-california","tag-iran","tag-los-angeles","tag-metro","tag-trump","tag-us-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Noor-and-Reza-Pahlavi-Celebrate-Reported-Death-of-Ayatollah-Khamenei.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2305875"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2305877,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305875\/revisions\/2305877"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2305876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2305875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2305875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2305875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}