Anti-American sentiment in Iran

At the Iranian Foreign Ministry in Tehran, a banner of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini denouncing America as the Great Satan
Anti-American mural at the site of the former Embassy of the United States, Tehran

Anti-American sentiment in Iran is not new; the chant "Death to America" has been in use in Iran since at least the Islamic revolution in 1979,[1][2] along with other phrases often represented as anti-American. A 1953 coup which involved the CIA was cited as a grievance.[3] State-sponsored murals characterised as anti-American dot the streets of Tehran.[4][5] It has been suggested that under Ayatollah Khomeini anti-Americanism was little more than a way to distinguish between domestic supporters and detractors, and even the phrase "Great Satan"[6] which has previously been associated with anti-Americanism, appears to now signify either the United States or the United Kingdom.[7][8]


References

  1. ↑ Robert Tait, 'America wants Iran to be dependent on it and Iranians don't want that', 2 February 2006, The Guardian.
  2. ↑ Philip Herbst (2003). Talking terrorism: a dictionary of the loaded language of political violence. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-313-32486-4.
  3. ↑ Tamim Ansary (2009) Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes: 334
  4. ↑ Michael Dumper; Bruce E. Stanley (2007). Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: a historical encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 351. ISBN 978-1-57607-919-5.
  5. ↑ Nathan Gonzalez (2007). Engaging Iran: the rise of a Middle East powerhouse and America's strategic choice. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. ix. ISBN 978-0-275-99742-7.
  6. ↑ Sanger, David E.: "Bombs Away?", Upfront, The New York Times, 16
  7. ↑ Johnson, Boris (22 June 2009). "What has Ayatollah Khamenei of Iran got against little old Britain?". The Daily Telegraph (London).
  8. ↑   Posted on » Thursday, 25 June 2009 (25 June 2009). "World News » UK is Tehran's 'Great Satan'". Gulf Daily News. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
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