THE ritual chants of "Death to America" had grown fainter in recent years. The feverish crowds had thinned. Some demonstrators seemed to wave Uncle Sam banners less to jeer America than to cheer it. Yet thanks to Donald Trump this year's annual rally to commemorate Islamic Revolution Day on February 10th in Tehran looks set to be one of Iran's biggest. Mr Trump's tweets have upset even the secular middle class (for example: "Iran is playing with fire-they don't appreciate how 'kind' President Obama was to them. Not me!"). The new president has also imposed fresh sanctions and an executive order (currently suspended by the courts) blocking Iranians from travelling to America.
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