Anti-American sentiment in Iran


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] Some studies show that anti-Americanism in Iran is related to support for political Islam.[9]

Two protesters in Iran tearing a U.S. flag at an anti-American rally after the United States withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
A banner of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini denouncing America as the Great Satan at the Iranian Foreign Ministry in Tehran

See also

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. "World News » UK is Tehran's 'Great Satan'". Gulf Daily News. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  9. Asadzade, Peyman (2019). "Faith or Ideology? Religiosity, Political Islam, and Anti-Americanism in Iran". Global Security Studies. doi:10.1093/jogss/ogy038.
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