There’s just happiness here…spontaneous joyful wonderment at the events of the day. This is a celebration in North London.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (full name: Ali Hosseini Khamenei), Iran’s Supreme Leader since 1989…is dead.
Exiled Crown Prince, Reva Pahlavi, is returning.
The people are celebrating!
The audio can be sketchy, but the happiness is pervasive.
Many of the people passing by Mahyar are saying,”Jave Shah!” It’s a Persian slogan meaning “Long Live the Shah” used by Iranian protesters to express opposition to the Islamic Republic and to call for a return to the Pahlavi monarchy. This slogan symbolizes a desire for a secular, modern Iran, and for Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last Shah, to potentially lead as a transitional figure. It is a deeply political chant that references Iran’s last king, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, and signifies a longing for the stability and prosperity that existed before the 1979 revolution.

