“Death to those who reject the rule of the jurisprudent. Death to America. Death to England. Death to the hypocrites (Mojahedin-e Khalq [a political group in opposition to Ayatollah Khomenei) and Saddam. Death to Israel.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OIUieD2KN4 Ayatollah Khomenei: “Our people say “Death to America” and this is like the saying “I seek God’s refuge from the accursed Satan,” which is recited before any chapter of the Koran, even before “in the name of Allah the Compassionate, the Merciful.” Why is this? So the believer will never forget, even for the moment, the presence of Satan. So he will never forget even for a moment that Satan is ready to attack him and to destroy his spiritual shield and his faith. The saying “Death to America” is for this purpose.

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards committed to
'Death to America'
In light of negotiations with US, conservative groups
in Iran call for continued use of 'Death to America' as
official slogan, celebrate anniversary of US Embassy
hostage crisis
AFP
Published: 11.02.13, 17:55 / Israel News
The Revolutionary Guards, the elite Iranian regime's army, said
Saturday they are committed to the slogan "Death to America,"
chanted at official ceremonies, just days before the 34th
anniversary of the storming of the American Embassy in Tehran.
"The slogan Death to America is the symbol of strength and
determination of the Iranian nation against the dominance of the
United States, which is an oppressive and untrustworthy nation,"
said the Revolutionary Guards on their official website.
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In recent weeks, a debate was launched in Iran on the merits of
continuing to chant "Death to America " during official
ceremonies, while some relaxation occurred in relations between
Tehran and Washington since the election in June of moderate
President Hassan Rohani.
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"Telephone espionage by the United States government against
the people of other countries are proof that you can not trust the
leadership of the White House", the military group said.
The Revolutionary Guards is a military organization that was
founded after the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979, and is
directly loyal to Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. It is made
up of some 200,000 soldiers and its main role is to protect Iran's
Islamic system.
Hard-liners in Iran have unveiled two new "Death to America"
songs at the former US Embassy in Tehran, hoping to keep
anger high ahead of nuclear talks with Western powers.
They performed the songs Saturday ahead of a planned
massive protest Monday to mark the anniversary of the US
Embassy takeover in 1979.
Authorities pulled down dozens of anti-US banners and posters
around Tehran last week.
The Imam of the Friday prayers in Tehran, Ayatollah Ahmad
Khatami, has said that Iran would continue to chant " Death to
America " even while continuing negotiations on Iran's nuclear
program.
Conservative
groups have
announced
that the
celebration of
the anniversary
of the US
embassy
hostage crisis
in Tehran on
Nov. 4, 1979,
would be more
powerful than
in previous
years, in
response to
gestures of
rapprochement
to the West posed by President Rohani.

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The "Conquest of the American spy den", as it is known in Iran,
was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the US in which 52
Americans were held hostage for 444 days after a group of
Iranian students overtook the US Embassy in Tehran. It led to
the severance of diplomatic relations between Iran and the
United States.
AP contributed to this article
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