Following the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Sky News anchor Rita Panahi—who fled the Islamic Revolution as a child—delivered a blistering and justified condemnation of the tyrant, declaring: “You son of a b*tch, shame on you, burn in hell!”
Sky News Australia anchor, Rita Panahi, addressed Iran’s late leader, Ali Khamenei, in Persian:
“You son of a b*tch, shame on you, burn in hell!”
It is rightly said that after death a person is known by his deeds.#Khamenei#Iran pic.twitter.com/wT6XBjtrlb
— Rijuta (@ImRijuta) March 1, 2026
Panahi, a fierce advocate for the liberation of the Iranian people, went as far as to suggest that if President Trump successfully ends the 47-year “Islamist tyranny,” Tehran should be renamed in his honor.
If Trump liberates Iran after 47 years of Islamist tyranny we should rename Tehran in his honour. https://t.co/4wEc0gzYWp
— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) February 28, 2026
However, the moment of potential liberation for oppressed Iranians was met with predictable hand-wringing from the far-Left. Actress Jane Fonda took to social media to attack the Trump-led strike, labeling it “dangerous and insane” and claiming to be deeply concerned that the conflict would “risk the lives of many, including U.S. servicepeople.”
Panahi was quick to expose Fonda’s posturing, firing back: “This b*tch. Again. If the liberation of genuinely oppressed women fills you with dread then you may be a witch.”
This bitch. Again. If the liberation of genuinely oppressed women feels you with dread then you may be a witch. https://t.co/ZnRct3rtr9
— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) March 1, 2026
Panahi’s outrage highlights the staggering hypocrisy of Fonda’s sudden concern for American troops. Fonda’s history reveals a woman who did not merely oppose a war, but actively collaborated with an enemy that was killing and torturing American servicemen. In 1972, Fonda traveled to Hanoi, famously posing on a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun used to shoot down American pilots. She didn’t stop at photo ops; she recorded ten propaganda broadcasts over Radio Hanoi to demoralize U.S. troops, the Seattle Times reported. At the “Hanoi Hilton,” these broadcasts were played on a loop to torture the psychological state of American POWs.
The depth of Fonda’s betrayal was most evident in her treatment of those prisoners. When POWs were beaten and tortured into appearing at a press conference with her, she reportedly chose not to notice their robotic delivery or broken limbs, the Seattle Times stated. Upon their return to the U.S., she branded these broken men “hypocrites and liars,” infamously claiming, “I think that one of the only ways that we are going to redeem ourselves as a country for what we have done there is not to hail the POWs as heroes, because they are hypocrites and liars. History will judge them severely.” She told an audience of 3,000 people at UCLA, “We should recognize that there is considerable room for doubting these charges of torture, at the very least. We should remain skeptical. We have no reason to believe that U.S. Air Force officers tell the truth. They are professional killers…”
For Fonda to now cloak her anti-Trump rhetoric in “concern” for the safety of the U.S. military is a masterclass in historical revisionism. As Panahi’s response suggests, Fonda’s track record shows she is far more comfortable siding with despotic regimes than standing with the American soldiers she once slandered or the Iranian women currently yearning for freedom.
