Khamenei's Death: Iranian Women Celebrate Freedom, Indian Muslims Mourn Lost Guide

• Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death in US-Israeli strikes evokes starkly opposite emotions in Iranian and Indian women.
• Iranian women celebrate his death with dances and cheers, viewing it as release from decades of repression and mandatory veiling.
• Viral videos show Iranian women dancing and chanting, with one protestor celebrating on X: "I said we'd dance on your (Khamenei's) grave, didn't I?"
• This joy stems from brutal crackdowns, especially after Mahsa Amini's 2022 death, where women demanded an end to morality police enforcement.
• In Delhi's Karbala grounds, Shia Indian women mourn Khamenei, holding candlelit vigils and seeing him as a unifying spiritual guide or "rehbar."