Al Jazeera: Khamenei's 'Death to America' aimed at 'US leaders, not people'
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's remarks came as Iran marks the 40th anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has defended the "Death to America" chants that are a standard fare at anti-US rallies across Iran, but said the slogan was aimed at American leaders and not its people.
Khamenei's website on Friday quoted him as saying the chant meant "death to US leaders, death to [US President Donald] Trump and John Bolton and [Mike] Pompeo".
"It means death to America's rulers ... we have nothing against the American people," he said.
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WNU Editor: He is revising history. "Death to America" was always targeted at the culture of America, as well as its leaders and people.
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