Bloody NYC Khamenei vigil reveals anti-US protest network linked to Iran

Bloody NYC Khamenei vigil reveals anti-US protest network linked to Iran

A violent clash at a small Manhattan 'vigil' for Khamenei went viral, and now investigators point to historic direct contacts between Iranian state media and the activist network behind the pro-regime vigil and other anti-US protests

Jewish rapper Rami Even-Esh, known as "Kosha Dillz," ends up bloodied after an altercation with supporters of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at Washington Square Park on March 6, 2026. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)

Nerdeen Kiswani, co-founder of "Within Our Lifetime," leads a chant at a Times Square rally for Al-Quds Day on March 13, 2026, in New York City. A protester holds a bright green sign for the socialist Workers World Party. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Researchers say that socialist groups that set up a "vigil" on March 6, 2026, for the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have close ties to Iran's state TV propaganda network. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)

A flag of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei flies in Washington Square Park in New York, N.Y. on Friday, March 6, 2026, as supporters amplify pro-regime messaging. (Rashid Umar Abbasi/Fox News Digital)

Police arrest Jewish rapper Rami Even-Esh, "Kosha Dillz," in Washington Square Park on March 6, 2026, after he protests a pro-Khamenei vigil. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)