World International Affairs Politics Iran’s supreme leader has defined one of his country’s most prolific slogans against the United States as targeting the political leadership in Washington, specifically President Donald Trump and his top officials. As Iran continues to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that ousted a West-backed monarchy, the words “Death to America” have been chanted at countless rallies across the nation. On Friday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said this signature chant was directed at the Trump administration, including the president, national security adviser John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. He argued that the U.S. was “the embodiment of evil, violence, crisis-making and warmongering.” “The U.S. officials, while insulting the Iranian nation, ask why you say ‘Death to America,'” Khamenei told an air force gathering. “First of all, I want to tell the American people that ‘Death to America’ means ‘Death to Trump, Bolton and Pompeo.’ It means down with the American politicians in charge, who are currently represented by the aforementioned persons.” ‘Death to America’ means ‘death to the few American rulers who are running that country. We have no fight to pick with the American people,” he added. “As long as the United States shows viciousness and savagery,… Read full this story
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