Death to America

anti-American political slogan

Death to America (Arabic: الموت لأمريكا) is a anti-American slogan. The slogan is most commonly used in Afghanistan,[1] Lebanon,[2] Yemen,[3] Iraq,[4][5] Pakistan,[6][7] Iran,[8] and Palestine.[9] The slogan was created by Iran out of anger to the U.S. government and Iranian officials have cleared up that they do not want to kill normal citizens of America.[10]

Picture of Iranian nationals burning the American flag

References

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  1. "Protestors Chant 'Death to America' Amid Leaflet Outcry". TOLOnews. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  2. "Hezbollah Vows Anew to Target Americans". Los Angeles Times. 17 April 2003.
  3. "Yemen's 'Death to America' rebels bring calm to northern Yemen". The Christian Science Monitor. 28 October 2012.
  4. Hassan, Falih; Hubbard, Ben; Rubin, Alissa J. (2019-12-31). "Protesters Attack U.S. Embassy in Iraq, Chanting 'Death to America'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  5. Hassan, Falih; Hubbard, Ben; Rubin, Alissa J. (2019-12-31). "Protesters Attack U.S. Embassy in Iraq, Chanting 'Death to America'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  6. Peshimam, Syed Raza Hassan, Gibran Naiyyar (2020-01-05). "Thousands protest in Pakistan over U.S. killing of Iranian commander". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-07-28.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. "Pakistan Stress Neutrality, Big Rally Protests Killing of Soleimani | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  8. Arash Karami: Khomeini Orders Media to End 'Death to America' Chant Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Iran Pulse, October 13, 2013
  9. "NOT "BOTH SIDES"", The Wrong Story, OR Books, pp. 9–48, 2018-03-30, retrieved 2024-01-04
  10. ""Death to America" and the Iran Deal". New Yorker. 30 July 2015.