Thousands of Iranian-Americans descend on LA for second day of celebrations after ayatollah killed
Thousands of Iranian-Americans have descended on Los Angeles for a second day to celebrate the death of Iran’s tyrannical leader.
Demonstrators started gathering near the federal building in Westwood on Sunday as they again chanted for democracy in the Middle Eastern country.
Cops shut down roads as the protesters marched along Wilshire Boulevard from around 1pm yelling “free Iran,” “we want freedom” and “freedom for Iran.”
It comes a day after hundreds quickly reacted to news of the bombings in Tehran to take to the streets on Saturday.
“I want to cry. I want to scream. I want to dance. I want to laugh — but above all, I just want to celebrate,” said LA resident Shervin Khorramian, 55, waving an Iranian flag as he joined the elated crowd outside of the Wilshire Federal building in Westwood.
LAPD told the Post that an abundance of resources had been deployed to manage the demonstrations.
“I feel absolutely elated, and I feel hopeful,” Khorramian added. “For the first time in a long time, I feel hopeful that this really could be the turning point for Iran.”
Saturday morning’s unprecedented joint military attack in Iran killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other high-ranking leaders in his fortified compound, as well over 40 top Iranian security and regime figures, Israeli officials said.
The CIA had familiarized itself with the patterns of the 86-year-old tyrant before obtaining new intelligence of the fateful meeting in the center of Tehran, the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing anonymous sources.
