Iran’s supreme leader Mujtaba Khamenei issued a strongly worded statement on Saturday
statement accusing US President Trump of violating a US‑Iran agreement and
called the United States the great Satan — the first time he has used that
epithet since taking office. The language marks a return to Islamic
Revolution‑era political rhetoric; the term originated with Ayatollah Khomeini
during the 1979 revolution and embassy hostage crisis, with Israel historically
labeled the little Satan and the phrasing becoming a pillar of revolutionary
ideology.