The killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a U.S.–Israeli airstrike has exposed deep divisions within Iranian society. While some mourn the longtime cleric as a symbol of Shiite authority, others have taken to the streets to celebrate the death of a leader many blame for decades of repression and economic hardship. The starkly different reactions reveal a country divided over the future of the Islamic Republic.

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