“It goes without saying that the slogan does not mean death to the American nation; this slogan means death to the US’s policies, death to arrogance.”— Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, nbcnews.com
“Today, you are hated throughout the world. If you don't know this, you should. The peoples burn your flag. The Islamic peoples all over the world chant: ‘Death to America!’”— Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, memritv.org
“Today, America poses a threat to peace and security in the world. Therefore, the slogan ‘Death to America’ is no longer used only by our people. Today, you see throughout the world people setting fire to the effigy of the American president and chanting the slogan ‘Death to America.’ This is because…”— Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, memritv.org
“Our people say ‘Death to America,’ and this is like 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 a moment, the prese…”— Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, memritv.org