{"id":2577213,"date":"2026-03-07T11:23:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T16:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-vigil-for-ayatollah-khamenei-turns-violent-as-protestors-clash\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T11:26:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T16:26:28","slug":"nyc-vigil-for-ayatollah-khamenei-turns-violent-as-protestors-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-vigil-for-ayatollah-khamenei-turns-violent-as-protestors-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC vigil for Ayatollah Khamenei turns violent as protestors clash"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fnyc-vigil-for-ayatollah-khamenei-turns-violent-as-protestors-clash%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=2577213&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>In New York City, pro-regime mourners gathered at Washington Square Park to honor Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who died in a Feb.28 strike linked to the U.S.-Israel operation dubbed Epic fury. The vigil drew counterprotesters, and tensions escalated into a brawl when a pro-Khamenei attendee rushed in and tried to tear down a poster. The New York Police Department said three people were arrested for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-buzzfeed-employee-and-trump-hater-baked-alaska-who-endorsed-a-democrat-for-president-gets-arrested-after-storming-us-capitol\/\" title=\"Former Buzzfeed Employee And Trump-Hater \u2018Baked Alaska\u2019 \u2013 Who Endorsed A Democrat For President \u2013 Gets Arrested After Storming US Capitol\">disorderly conduct<\/a> as officers intervened. Attendees waved Iranian flags and displayed images of Khamenei, alongside othre figures such as George Floyd and Malcolm X, while counterprotesters carried American, Israeli, and Iranian flags. The clash occurred as the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >reported striking thousands<\/a> of targets in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-splits-on-trumps-iran-strikes\/\" title=\"Congress splits on Trump...s Iran strikes\">epic fury<\/a>, with then-President Donald Trump calling for Iran\u2019s unconditional surrender and vowing further action.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">NYC vigil for Ayatollah Khamenei turns violent as protestors clash<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2525042\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Pro-regime attendees of a vigil for Iranian Supreme Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ali-khamenei\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2865\">Ali Khamenei<\/a>, gathered in Washington Square Park in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"286\">New York City<\/a> on Friday evening, clashed with anti-regime protestors. <\/p>\n<p>A group of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"61\">New Yorkers<\/a> gathered to mourn Ayatollah<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ali-khamenei\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2865\"> Khamenei<\/a>, who died in a Feb. 28 strike as part of the U.S. and Israel&rsquo;s joint attack on Iran, dubbed Operation Epic Fury. The group <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/nypd-makes-arrests-breaks-up-rowdy-protest-at-manhattan-vigil-for-ayatollah-khamenei\">marketed<\/a> the vigil as an event honoring &ldquo;ALL MARTYRS OF AMERIKAN IMPERIALISM.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4481678\/aaron-spencer-wins-arkansas-sheriff-primary-accused-murder\/\">Aaron Spencer wins Arkansas sheriff primary after being accused of murdering man who assaulted his daughter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4481485\/walz-ellison-enabled-minnesotas-fraud-scandal\/\">Walz-Ellison administration &#8216;enabled&#8217; Minnesota&#8217;s fraud scandal: Guy Benson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4479269\/dc-council-bowser-body-camera-police-bills\/\">DC Council defies Bowser over body camera and policing bills on &#8216;serious force&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>As the Khamenei mourners waved Iranian flags and stood before a vigil with images of the now deceased Ayatollah and other American figures like <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-floyd\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"757\">George Floyd<\/a> and Malcolm X, counterprotestors gathered on the outskirts of the vigil. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ScooterCasterNY\/status\/2030061486459023703?s=20\">Videos<\/a> circulating on social media captured one protester rushing into the vigil and attempting to tear down a poster, resulting in a brawl between the two groups that prompted the New York City Police Department to intervene.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the NYPD told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that &ldquo;three individuals were taken into custody and issued criminal court summonses for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portland-police-let-antifa-militants-go-while-arresting-journalists\/\" title=\"Portland Police Let Antifa Militants Go While Arresting Journalists\">disorderly conduct&#038;rdquo<\/a>; from the vigil clash.<\/p>\n<p>As the vigil attendees chanted <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/death-to-america-chanters-counter-protesters-clash-at-nyc-khamenei-memorial\/\">remarks<\/a> like &ldquo;death to America, death to Israel,&rdquo; the counter-protestors included individuals carrying American flags, Israeli flags, and Iranian flags. One Iranian counterprotestor told <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/video-captures-chaos-erupting-nyc-vigil-slain-ayatollah-khamenei-punches-fly\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/video-captures-chaos-erupting-nyc-vigil-slain-ayatollah-khamenei-punches-fly\">Fox News<\/a><\/em>  they were there in order &ldquo;to show everyone that Iranians don&rsquo;t like the regime.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4484393\/iran-not-attack-middle-east-neighbor-complete-destruction-trump\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4484393\">IRAN PROMISES NOT TO ATTACK MIDDLE EAST NEIGHBORS BUT STILL FACES &lsquo;COMPLETE DESTRUCTION,&rsquo; TRUMP SAYS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred nearly one week out from the start of Operation Epic Fury. The U.S. military has hit over 3,000 targets as part of the operation so far, the U.S. Central Command&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2030118409883541979?s=20\">announced<\/a>&nbsp;on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump called for Iran&rsquo;s &ldquo;unconditional surrender&rdquo; on Friday, and said the regime &ldquo;will be hit very hard&rdquo; on Saturday. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NYC vigil for Khamenei turns violent as protests clash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2577214,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26065855840837.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[3823,36807,7332,3970,3699],"class_list":["post-2577213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-iran","tag-khamenei","tag-nyc","tag-protests","tag-violence"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26065855840837.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2577213"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2577217,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577213\/revisions\/2577217"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2577214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2577213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2577213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2577213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}