Ayatollah: 'Death to America' means policies, not nation
- 9 years ago
"Death to America" just isn't what it used to be.
On Tuesday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made a speech to university students, to which they responded with shouts of "Death to America!"
Going back through more than half a century of U.S.-Iranian history, the leader said the slogan was justified and would stay.
But he added this, according to PressTV, the official Iranian broadcaster: "The slogan 'death to America' is backed by reason and wisdom; and it goes without saying that the slogan does not mean death to the American nation; this slogan means death to the U.S.'s policies, death to arrogance."
Khamenei's comments came on the eve of the 36-year anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. Embassy.
On Tuesday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made a speech to university students, to which they responded with shouts of "Death to America!"
Going back through more than half a century of U.S.-Iranian history, the leader said the slogan was justified and would stay.
But he added this, according to PressTV, the official Iranian broadcaster: "The slogan 'death to America' is backed by reason and wisdom; and it goes without saying that the slogan does not mean death to the American nation; this slogan means death to the U.S.'s policies, death to arrogance."
Khamenei's comments came on the eve of the 36-year anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. Embassy.