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The left won't let Iranians be grateful for the end of Khamenei's reign

JL;DR SUMMARY In this opinion piece, Nadav Ziv discusses the reactions to the recent death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei following a U.S.-Israeli military campaign. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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IranCelebrationDemocratic Socialists Of AmericaOppressionU.S. MilitaryRepressionAli KhameneiTheocracyForeign Intervention

Places mentioned

Los Angeles, California, United States
"Demonstrators in support of a war in Iran at City Hall in Los Angeles, California, US, on Feb. 28."
London, United Kingdom
"Euphoria bubbled up in London, Berlin, Paris, Sydney, Toronto and Seoul."
Berlin, Germany
"Euphoria bubbled up in London, Berlin, Paris, Sydney, Toronto and Seoul."
Paris, Île-de-France, France
"Euphoria bubbled up in London, Berlin, Paris, Sydney, Toronto and Seoul."
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
"Euphoria bubbled up in London, Berlin, Paris, Sydney, Toronto and Seoul."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"Euphoria bubbled up in London, Berlin, Paris, Sydney, Toronto and Seoul."
Seoul, South Korea
"Euphoria bubbled up in London, Berlin, Paris, Sydney, Toronto and Seoul."
Isfahan, Iran
"One woman in Isfahan told Reuters she began crying from a mix of joy and disbelief upon hearing the news, and joined others dancing in the street."
Rasht, Gilan, Iran
"A doctor in Rasht said it was one of the best nights of his life."
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
"As an engineer in Amsterdam explained, It may sound strange that we are celebrating the killing of our dictator by the United States and Israel during this war, but the fact is that he was responsible for the deaths of thousands of civilians."
Portland, Oregon, United States
"Or, as one Portland State University professor told a crowd, I hope you never know the sheer desperation of a people praying to be bombed only to be free."

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