"The Imam throughout his life called America 'the Great Satan'. He believed that all the Muslims' problems were caused by America."
— Ruhollah Khomeini

January 1, 1970

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Sources

Hossein Shariatmadari, as quoted in "Khomeini 'sought to drop Death to America chant'" by Robert Tait, in Guardian Unlimited (20 August 2007)