Ziba Mashkori, who left Iran 31 years ago, expressed newfound hope following the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a U.S.-Israeli military strike. In Halifax, over 100 people celebrated with dances and speeches, holding flags of pre-revolutionary Iran and supporting Reza Pahlavi, the former shah’s son. Despite the optimism, Mashkori noted that Iran’s future remains uncertain with a succession plan already in place, while urging continued remembrance of those lost in the struggle for freedom.
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