“Iran does not want to harm ordinary Americans who overwhelmingly voted to end involvement in costly foreign wars," the embattled country’s foreign minister said.

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-civilian-harm


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    That would be political speech which is ironic to complain about as US own constitution would protect it. Also your source literally says the meaning is not literal.

    The slogan has historically been contextualized as a reaction to the U.S. government’s policies towards Islamic countries and merely an expression of outrage at those policies, not a wish for literal death for American people themselves.