Burn an American Flag? Some Iranians Are Saying No<br />The tower’s name can be translated as "freedom." Other social media users shared images of Iranian<br />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.<br />9, 2017<br />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<br />that established the Islamic republic, others want to thank Americans instead.<br />Mr. Trump’s tirades against Iran — he said on Twitter on Tuesday<br />that the country was "#1 in terror" — have infuriated many Iranians, and many fear a return of sanctions and even military strikes.<br />Iranian wrote that We don’t burns flags without reason,<br />"We thank Americans who stood up for the seven countries blocked from entering the US by the new<br />travel ban," stated one popular Iranian Twitter account, with the hashtag #LoveBeyondFlags.<br />President Trump’s executive order barring travelers from Iran<br />and six other largely Muslim countries has prompted a backlash in the United States, including challenges in federal court, and Iranians have taken notice.<br />Iran’s National Day celebration often features homemade versions of the American<br />and Israeli flags going up in flames, as masses of Iranians gather in rallies that are a sign of ideological strength.
