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Deep Dive: The death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has triggered celebrations across Tehran and in diaspora communities worldwide - including here in Australia.

But it's also brought mourning processions, portraits carried through the streets, and mosques announcing days of grief.

For many Australians, that contrast is hard to make sense of.

In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou is joined by peace and conflict researcher Shadi Rouhshahbaz to unpack the difference in reactions, what the celebrations actually mean, and why calls for Iranians to "rise up" are anything but straightforward.

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