" Death to America is an anti-American political slogan and chant. It is used in Iran, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq and Pakistan. It has been used in Iran since the beginning of the Iranian revolution in 1979. Ruhollah Khomeini, the first Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, popularized the term. He opposed the carols for radio and television, but not protests and other events.
In most official Iranian translations, the phrase is translated into English as the less crude "Down with America." The chant "Death to America" has become used by many anti-American groups and protesters around the world.
Iranian officials generally explain that the slogan in its historical context was provoked by the hostile policies of the US government towards Iran and expresses its anger at those policies, not wishing for the literal death of the American people themselves. In a speech to college students, Iran's Supreme Leader, Khamenei, interpreted the slogan as "Death to US policies, death to arrogance." After a meeting with the leaders of the army and the air force, Khamenei declared that the Iranian people are not against the American people, but that "death to America" means that he falls with American leaders, in this case Donald Trump, John Bolton, and Mike Pompeo. "
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