Overview
- During a segment labeled “RITA’S TAKE ON STRIKES ON IRAN,” Rita Panahi cursed Khamenei in Persian, declared the “dictator is dead,” and credited President Trump’s “courage.”
- The clip spread rapidly on X, with outlets reporting view counts surging into the millions within a day.
- Khamenei’s death followed a U.S.- and Israeli-led operation known as Operation Epic Fury, which Trump and Netanyahu said destroyed his Tehran compound and killed additional senior figures.
- It remains unclear whether the Sky News segment aired live or was prerecorded, and the network had not issued public comment as of the latest reports.
- Panahi, who fled Iran as a child and says she cannot safely return, drew mixed online reactions ranging from praise to warnings and criticism.