The Media Line: Dancing Through the Crackdown: The Satirical Song Soundtracking Post-Khamenei Iran (VIDEO)

Dancing Through the Crackdown: The Satirical Song Soundtracking Post-Khamenei Iran 

As Iranian regime forces opened fired on citizens celebrating the dictator’s death, London-based artist Naz used music on social media to make the voices of a jubilant, yet battered, nation heard 

By Omid Habibinia / The Media Line 

Just days after the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Naz—a London-based artist and TikToker of Iranian descent—appeared in a music video celebrating the dictator’s death. The song quickly became an early cultural response to what was widely seen as a pivotal moment in Iran and the broader region, drawing hundreds of thousands of views on Instagram within its first 24 hours. 

PHOTO- Naz2.jpg – Behind the scenes of Hey Arr Arr, a track by Hamed Fard in which Naz dances, which became the first song marking the death of Ali Khamenei. (Naz’s Instagram) 

Linked video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKNMdTVIlkE 

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