Iranians across the country could be seen and heard celebrating the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following coordinated Israeli strikes overnight.

In one video, Iranians near Karaj, Iran, outside the capital of Tehran, were seen taking to the streets as they honked their horns and cheered.

In social media videos, Iranians in Tehran could also be heard cheering from their apartments, playing loud music and setting off fireworks as the news spread.

In Fuladshahr, people packed the streets, waving their arms in the air, whistling, honking and cheering over the news.

In Borazjan, Iran, celebrants chanted and in Mamasani they waved flags and danced.

Peopel celebrating in Madrid
People celebrate in Madrid, Spain. (Carlos Lujan/Europa Press via Getty Images)

People also celebrated in the Iranian cities of Shiraz and Abadan, “where the people are out on the streets till the way hours of the night in celebration of an Iran that is on the brink of finding its freedom after almost five decades,” according to Lisa Daftari, editor at The Foreign Desk.