'The Great Satan': Iran military official slams United States as country's 'No. 1 enemy'

Iran still suspicious of America despite a nuclear deal

General Mohammad Ali Jafari, the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, described the United States as the "Great Satan" and Iran's Experts Assembly leader announced "The Islamic Republic of Iran considers the U.S. its No. 1 enemy."

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Despite a nuclear deal struck between Iran and America as well as the lift in economic sanctions, America is viewed through the suspicious eyes of Iraqi officials.

Tehran's police chief General Hossein Sajedinia said his officers detained people for handing out clothing with U.S., Israel and British flags on them. IRNA reports there were items with satanic symbols as well. Western items are discouraged and officials often arrest people for distributing such apparel.

The official Guard website quotes jafari who said, "the enmity against Iranian nation by the U.S. has not lessened and it has been increased. We should not be deceived by the U.S. It wants to infiltrate into Iran, resorting to new instruments and method."

Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, the leader of the Experts Assembly, agrees with Jafari and said the nuclear deal does nothing to change Iran's foreign policy toward the United States.

After stating the United States is The Islamic Republic of Iran's number one enemy, Yazdi said, "If you try to discover the root of the sedition that is happening around us today, you will identify U.S. as its main supporter."

The New York Times goes into further detail, reporting that the historic accord significantly limits Tehran's nuclear abilities for over ten years in exchange for the lift of international oil and financial sanctions. The deal concluded after 20 months of negotiations and agreements.

President Obama clarified in a White House broadcast live in Iran that the agreement was "not built on trust - it is built on verification."

It does not come as a surprise for Iraqi suspicions since critics in Congress have already started a 60-day review of the deal, prompting President Obama to announce, "I will veto any legislation that prevents the successful implementation of this deal."

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has not released information on whether he supports the nuclear deal, however he has praised the negotiators' work.

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