The streets of Israel erupted in celebration even as a tense power struggle began unfolding in Tehran following Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death. In Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and beyond, many Israelis greeted the news with a sense of vindication, with front pages splashing the Hebrew word 'hussal'—eliminated—as television networks replayed footage of the strike that ended the life of the man long regarded as Israel's most implacable foe.
Yet even as Israel marked his death as a strategic triumph, urgent questions surfaced over who now holds power in Iran and what comes next for a volatile region.
