Burn an American Flag? Some Iranians Are Saying No

Burn an American Flag? Some Iranians Are Saying No
The tower’s name can be translated as "freedom." Other social media users shared images of Iranian
and American wrestlers clasped in embrace, and of protesters who have thronged airports to welcome citizens of Iran and the other six countries — Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen — who had managed to enter the United States.
9, 2017
TEHRAN — Burning American flags and homemade effigies of American presidents is a cherished tradition among Iranian hard-liners, but as the country prepares for the anniversary on Friday of the 1979 revolution
that established the Islamic republic, others want to thank Americans instead.
Mr. Trump’s tirades against Iran — he said on Twitter on Tuesday
that the country was "#1 in terror" — have infuriated many Iranians, and many fear a return of sanctions and even military strikes.
Iranian wrote that We don’t burns flags without reason,
"We thank Americans who stood up for the seven countries blocked from entering the US by the new
travel ban," stated one popular Iranian Twitter account, with the hashtag #LoveBeyondFlags.
President Trump’s executive order barring travelers from Iran
and six other largely Muslim countries has prompted a backlash in the United States, including challenges in federal court, and Iranians have taken notice.
Iran’s National Day celebration often features homemade versions of the American
and Israeli flags going up in flames, as masses of Iranians gather in rallies that are a sign of ideological strength.