{"id":2248587,"date":"2024-05-20T12:13:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T16:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-iranians-break-into-celebration-as-notoriously-brutal-president-is-confirmed-dead\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T12:15:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T16:15:22","slug":"watch-iranians-break-into-celebration-as-notoriously-brutal-president-is-confirmed-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-iranians-break-into-celebration-as-notoriously-brutal-president-is-confirmed-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Iranians Celebrate as Infamous President&#8217;s Death Confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-iranians-break-into-celebration-as-notoriously-brutal-president-is-confirmed-dead%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2248587&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The news of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi&#8217;s death prompted\u200c a mix \u200bof mourning and celebration. While official mourning was declared, many Iranians at home and abroad rejoiced. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kobe-bryants-widow-wants-to-know-why-nike-is-making-a-shoe-she-designed-honoring-her-deceased-daughter-without-her-consent\/\" title=\"Kobe Bryant\u2019s Widow Wants To Know Why Nike Is Making A Shoe She Designed Honoring Her Deceased Daughter Without Her Consent\">tragic helicopter crash<\/a> that claimed\u2062 his\u2062 life and that of others led to various reactions, with some seeing his demise\u2064 as\u200d a significant event in Iran&#8217;s history. The passing \u2062of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi elicited a blend of sorrow and \u2062jubilation. Despite \u2063the official mourning, numerous Iranians worldwide expressed joy. The helicopter\u2064 crash, resulting in his and others&#8217; deaths, evoked a range of responses, with some viewing\u2062 it as a pivotal moment\u200c in Iran&#8217;s narrative.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 20, 2024 at 7:16am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>As official mourning for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was declared by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, other Iranians at home and abroad celebrated his death.<\/p>\n<p>Early Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/search-and-rescue-teams-at-site-of-indonesian-plane-crash\/\" title=\"Search and rescue teams at site of Indonesian plane crash\">rescue teams found<\/a> the charred wreckage of the helicopter that went down Sunday carrying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/helicopter-crash-confirmed-location-iranian-president-unknown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raisi<\/a>, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and six other passengers and crew, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/hopes-fade-wreckage-found-helicopter-carrying-iranian-president-raisi-2024-05-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All aboard the chopper were killed when it went down in a remote region while returning from neighboring Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n<p>The 63-year-old Raisi had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-helicopter-carrying-iranian-president-involved-major-incident-situation-uncertain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">president<\/a> since 2021 and clamped down fiercely against dissent and protests in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/death-iran-president-raisi-prompts-grief-relief-celebration-rcna153003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> noted, he acquired the nickname \u201cButcher of Tehran\u201d after the execution of several thousand political prisoners following the end of the Iran-Iraq war in 1988.<\/p>\n<p>That and other repressive actions led to multiple people in Iran and elsewhere posting videos to social media to celebrate Raisi\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Saqqez \u2013 Using fireworks, people express their joy and happiness over crashing the helicopter of Islamic Republic President Ebrahim Raisi and his possible death. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PBCKKwbCek\">pic.twitter.com\/PBCKKwbCek<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Soran Khateri (@sorankhateri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sorankhateri\/status\/1792280012642779642?\">May 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just a few months ago, Ebrahim Raisi executed her son, Now, she\u2019s dancing over his death in a helicopter crash.<br \/> I told you Iranian women are wounded, but unbowed to their oppressors.<br \/> My social media is flooded with videos of the family members of those killed by the President of\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y2PR1XkGGx\">pic.twitter.com\/y2PR1XkGGx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Masih Alinejad \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f (@AlinejadMasih) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlinejadMasih\/status\/1792495207277044067?\">May 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u2013 Have some cookies<br \/> -The occasion?<br \/> -Well, we both know the occasion.<br \/> Laughter.<br \/> This video I received from inside Iran speaks volumes about how oppressed people celebrate the death of their oppressors like Ebrahim Raisi. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranIsHappy?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranIsHappy<\/a><br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YcmADvamiS\">pic.twitter.com\/YcmADvamiS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Masih Alinejad \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f (@AlinejadMasih) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlinejadMasih\/status\/1792514557933449402?\">May 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Very happy Iranians in London following the confirmed death of Iranian President Raisi.<\/p>\n<p>Refreshing to not see terrorist sympathisers for a change in London. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A31nWEyNkJ\">pic.twitter.com\/A31nWEyNkJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Rose (@ArchRose90) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArchRose90\/status\/1792488702104555596?\">May 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Among those celebrating were Mersedeh Shahinkar and Sima Moradbeigi, who showed themselves dancing and smiling.<\/p>\n<p>Shahinkar was blinded during the 2022 protests; Moradbeigi lost the use of one arm after a guard shot her.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Two Iranian women who have faced the brutality of the Islamic regime celebrate the news that President Raisi\u2019s helicopter crashed.<\/p>\n<p>Mersedeh Shahinkar was blinded in one eye while protesting against the Islamic Republic in the aftermath of the 2022 murder of Jina Mahsa Amini.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9dWqbhvsaO\">pic.twitter.com\/9dWqbhvsaO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yashar Ali \ud83d\udc18 (@yashar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yashar\/status\/1792346601278849206?\">May 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, said Raisi\u2019s death represented a \u201cmonumental strategic blow to the mullahs\u2019 Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the entire regime,\u201d voicing the hope that it could lead to a rebellion, according to the U.K.\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13438055\/Iranians-CELEBRATE-death-Presdent-Raisi-victims-torturous-regime-loved-ones-dancing-drinking-toast-fatal-helicopter-crash.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Has Joe Biden\u2019s presidency made America less secure?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe curse of mothers and those seeking justice for the executed, along with the damnation of the Iranian people and history, mark the legacy of Ebrahim Raisi, the notorious perpetrator of the 1988 massacre of political prisoners,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Although Raisi is gone, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-administrations-inexplicable-move-may-just-escalated-israel-iran-clash-way-nations-wanted-avoid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">regime<\/a> that installed him as president remains, Sima Shine, a former senior official in the Mossad, Israel\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-5-intelligence-agencies-meeting-in-delhi-india\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show 5 Intelligence Agencies Meeting In Delhi, India?\">foreign intelligence agency<\/a>, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/05\/19\/world\/iran-president-crash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom Israel\u2019s point of view, I don\u2019t see any achievement in his being replaced by some other radical conservative Iranian,\u201d Shine said. \u201cThe president is not the most important person in Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 20, 2024, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei declared official mourning for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, while Iranians at home and abroad celebrated his death. 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