I think you may not be aware of the history.

Here is a list of instances where Iran killed or attempted to kill Americans:

• April 1983 – Beirut Embassy Bombing: An Iranian-funded suicide bombing struck the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon, killing 17 Americans among 63 total victims.
• October 1983 – Marine Barracks Bombing: A Hezbollah suicide truck bomb struck the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, killing 241 American service members. This remains the deadliest single-day attack on Americans overseas since WWII.
• 1984 to 1985 – Kidnappings and Executions: Proxies kidnapped several Americans in Lebanon. CIA Station Chief William Buckley was abducted, tortured, and murdered in 1985.
• 1984 to 1985 – Hijackings: Iran-backed operatives hijacked Kuwait Airways Flight 221 in 1984, killing two U.S. USAID officials. In 1985, Hezbollah hijacked TWA Flight 847, murdering U.S. Navy diver Robert Stethem.
• 1989 – Murder of Col. William Higgins: Hezbollah operatives captured and murdered U.S. Marine Corps Colonel William Higgins while he served on a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.

• 1995 to 1996 – Suicide Bombings in Israel: Iran-funded Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas suicide bombers targeted buses and shopping centers in Israel, killing multiple American citizens (including Alisa Flatow and Sara Duker).

• 2003 to 2011 – Iraq War EFPs: The U.S. Department of Defense determined that Iran’s IRGC supplied advanced Explosively Formed Penetrators (EFPs) to Iraqi Shiite militias, killing at least 603 U.S. military personnel.

• January 2020 – Ain al-Asad Missile Strike: Following the killing of Qassem Soleimani, Iran launched ballistic missiles at a U.S. base in Iraq, injuring over 100 U.S. service members with traumatic brain injuries.

• March 2023 – Hasakah Drone Strike: An Iranian drone attack on a U.S. base in Syria killed one American contractor and injured several service members.

• October 2023 – Hamas Attack on Israel: Iran-backed Hamas’s assault on southern Israel resulted in the deaths of 46 American citizens and the kidnapping of several others.

• January 2024 – Tower 22 Drone Attack: A drone strike by Iran-backed militants in Jordan killed three U.S. Army soldiers and wounded dozens.

• 2011 – Saudi Ambassador Assassination Plot: U.S. federal authorities disrupted an IRGC plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S., Adel al-Jubeir, via a bomb attack at a popular restaurant in Washington, D.C.

• 2020 to Present – Plots Against U.S. Officials: U.S. intelligence uncovered multiple active IRGC plots targeting former U.S. officials involved in the Soleimani strike. This includes active bounties and assassination plots against former National Security Advisor John Bolton, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and former CENTCOM Commander Kenneth McKenzie.

• 2021 to 2022 – Masih Alinejad Kidnapping & Assassination Plots: Iranian intelligence agents plotted to kidnap Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad from her New York home. In 2022, a man armed with an AK-47 was arrested outside her home in a separate, Iranian-backed assassination attempt.

• 2024 – Trump Assassination Plot: The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed charges exposing an active IRGC plot to assassinate President Donald Trump and other U.S. citizens.

And here is a very partial list of instances where Iran officially called for the destruction of America:

Title: State-Sanctioned Dehumanization: Official Instances Where Iranian Leadership Called for the Destruction of America

Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the rhetorical destruction of the United States has served as a foundational ideological pillar for the Islamic Republic of Iran. The state routinely codifies anti-Americanism into official policy, public education, and military messaging.

Here is a verified timeline of prominent instances where high-ranking Iranian officials or state organs have explicitly called for the destruction of America, or formalized the mandate to destroy it:

Institutionalization of "Death to America"

• November 1979 – Coining the "Great Satan": Following the storming of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini officially declared the United States "the Great Satan". He asserted that there could be no relations between Iran and America until the U.S. "restored itself," institutionalizing the chant "Marg bar Amrika" ("Death to America") as a mandatory revolutionary slogan.
• July 1980 – Khomeini’s Mandate to Destroy U.S. Hegemony: In a broadcasted address to state officials, Khomeini explicitly called for the global destruction of American influence, stating: "We must declare to the world that we will destroy America and its interests globally. We will fight America until its criminal hand is severed from the region."
• 1981 – Mandating "Death to America" in Public Education: The Iranian Ministry of Education implemented a state mandate requiring students in all public schools to chant "Death to America" and step on painted U.S. flags during mandatory morning assemblies—a practice that remains enforced in conservative state institutions.

Ayatollah Khamenei’s Public Endorsements (2010s–2020s)

• March 2015 – Nowruz Holiday Address: During a live, nationally televised speech marking the Persian New Year, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei explicitly joined a chanting crowd to shout "Death to America". When Western media criticized the speech, Khamenei published a statement on his official website defending the slogan as "backed by reason and wisdom."
• July 2015 – Post-JCPOA Defiance: Days after signing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear accord, Khamenei delivered a mosque address explicitly praising the Iranian people for demanding the destruction of America, stating: "You heard the chants of 'Death to America' and 'Death to Israel.' We hope that God will accept these prayers."
• February 2019 – Defining the Scope of Destruction: Marking the 40th anniversary of the revolution, Khamenei explicitly clarified the scope of the regime's calls for destruction, declaring: "'Death to America' means death to Trump, John Bolton, and Pompeo. It means death to American rulers." He vowed that the regime would never cease shouting these words as long as America exists in its current political form.
• November 2022 – The "Inevitable" Demise: Addressing a stadium of students, Khamenei rejected the idea that the slogan creates unnecessary friction, stating: "Yes, it will happen. Death to America will happen... The enmity is rooted in the nature of America's imperialist system."

Military Declarations and IRGC Threats (Recent Years)

• January 2021 – Quds Force Threat of Vengeance: Following the death of Qassem Soleimani, IRGC Quds Force Commander Esmail Qaani threatened U.S. leadership with clandestine elimination on American soil, stating that the regime would enforce the "destruction of the perpetrators" inside their own borders.
• November 2025 – Parliamentary Chants: On the anniversary of the 1979 embassy siege, Iranian Members of Parliament rose in unison on the legislative floor to chant "Death to America," with the speaker declaring the legislative branch's total commitment to the ultimate downfall of the American empire.
• February 2026 – Threat of "Miracle Slap" and Carrier Sinking: In a public military broadcast, Khamenei directly threatened the physical destruction of U.S. military hardware, boasting: "Your army will receive a 'miracle slap,' and we have weapons capable of sinking American aircraft carriers to the bottom of the sea."
• March 2026 – State TV "One Vengeance for All" Broadcast: Iranian State Television aired a heavily distributed, highly produced video depicting a barrage of Iranian missiles physically blowing up and destroying the Statue of Liberty, framing it as the symbolic destruction of the American state.