This article deals with political slogans of Islamic republic era in Iran.
This article deals with political slogans of Islamic republic era in Iran.
These are the usual slogans of supporters of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, which are frequently used in religious and political ceremonies inside Iran, as well as through the national media of Iran. [1] [2] [3] [4]
"Fight, fight until victory" was a common [6] government political [7] slogan among some political-religious parties and groups in Iran after the victory of the Iranian Revolution and also during the Iran-Iraq war. [8]
As an example, this slogan was considered and used in the Iran-Iraq war and in the Karbala-4 operation. [9]
"The road of Jerusalem passes through Karbala" was a common political slogan among some political-religious parties and groups in Iran since the victory of the Iranian Revolution. [10]
This slogan was first popularized by Ruhollah Khomeini and his supporters during the Iran-Iraq war and in the years after that, [11] to the extent that it largely determined Iran's foreign policy. [12]
In the debate of presidential election between Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009, this slogan was also mentioned as one of Ruhollah Khomeini's guidelines. [13]
The "thought" [14] behind this slogan is considered by some to be the continuation of the policy of "exporting" the Iranian revolution by Khomeini to other countries in the region. [15]
These are the slogans that are expressed by the Iranians who oppose the Islamic Republic in Iran, which are broadcast in the Persian language foreign media too. [16] [17]
"Death to America" is an anti-American political slogan widely used in Iran, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, Pakistan and North Korea. Originally used by North Korea since the Korean War, Ruhollah Khomeini, the first Supreme Leader of Iran, popularized the term. He opposed the chant for radio and television but not for protests and other occasions. The literal meaning of the Persian phrase "Marg bar Âmrikâ" is "Death to America". In most official Iranian translations, the phrase is translated into English as the less crude "Down with America". The chant "Death to America" has come to be employed by various anti-American groups and protesters worldwide.
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The policy of exporting the Islamic Revolution is a strategy in Iran's foreign policy that believes in exporting the teachings of the Iranian Revolution of 1979 to achieve similar examples in Islamic and even non-Islamic countries. This policy has been explicitly and at various times announced by Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran. One of the basic slogans of the Islamic Revolution of Iran is the export of the revolution. Accordingly, the purpose is exporting the revolution as a culture, ideology and an intellectual and epistemological method.
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This article deals with people's slogans during the 1979 Iranian revolution.
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Down with Israel or Death to Israel is a political slogan against Israel, which is also used in Iran and other countries such as Iraq and Mexico. Every year, Iranian pilgrims sing the slogan of "death to Israel" during the Hajj rituals and the ceremony of disavowal of polytheists. This slogan is especially chanted against Israel by demonstrators on Quds Day and is often accompanied by the burning of the Israeli flag. This slogan has also been used in the atmosphere of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran. In the film released from Iran's missile exercise during Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's presidency, the slogan "Death to Israel" was written on ballistic missiles that were fired at replicas. This slogan in Iran does not mean a mere political slogan, but an expression of the vision of the Iranian government towards Israel's current in the region.
Original from the University of Michigan. Digitized Aug 27, 2008.
Original from the University of California. Digitized Mar 17, 2008