{"id":2577278,"date":"2026-03-07T17:15:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T22:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-vigil-for-ali-khamenei-turns-violent-as-protestors-clash\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T17:18:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T22:18:27","slug":"nyc-vigil-for-ali-khamenei-turns-violent-as-protestors-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-vigil-for-ali-khamenei-turns-violent-as-protestors-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC vigil for Ali 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-ali-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=2577278&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&#8217;s Washington Square Park, pro-regime mourners gathered for a vigil honoring Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who died in the Feb. 28 U.S.-Israel attack on Iran described as Operation Epic Fury. The event, marketed as paying tribute to \u201cALL MARTYRS OF AMERIKAN IMPERIALISM,\u201d drew counterprotesters and a clash erupted on the vigil\u2019s outskirts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-storm-library-at-portland-state-university\/\" title=\"Demonstrators invade Portland State University library\">prompting police intervention<\/a>. Videos showed a protester rushing toward a poster and a brawl between the two sides; three people were taken into custody and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >issued disorderly-conduct summons<\/a> by the NYPD. attendees waved Iranian, American, and Israeli flags and chanted slogans such as \u201cdeath to America, death to Israel.\u201d The incident occurred about a week before Operation Epic Fury, during which the U.S. said it had targeted more than 3,000 sites in Iran.President Donald Trump also weighed in, calling for Iran\u2019s \u201cunconditional surrender\u201d and promising further strikes.  <\/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 Ali 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\/4484519\/nypd-investigate-suspicious-device-anti-islam-protest-brawl\/\">NYPD investigates suspicious devices at anti-Islam protest brawl<\/a><\/li>\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<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-arrest-2nd-man-in-connection-to-attack-on-jewish-diners-at-l-a-sushi-restaurant\/\" title=\"Police Arrest 2nd Man In Connection To Attack On Jewish Diners At L.A. Sushi Restaurant\">social media captured<\/a> 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-vigil-for-ayatollah-khamenei-turns-violent-as-protestors-clash\/\" title=\"... for Ayatollah Khamenei turns violent as protestors clash\">issued criminal court summonses<\/a> for disorderly conduct&rdquo; 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; protests clash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2577279,"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],"tags":[75326,11626,7332,3970,63330],"class_list":["post-2577278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ali-khamenei-2","tag-clashes","tag-nyc","tag-protests","tag-vigil-2"],"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\/2577278","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=2577278"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2577282,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577278\/revisions\/2577282"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2577279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2577278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2577278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2577278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}