Since his death, politics in the Islamic Republic of Iran have been "largely defined by attempts to claim Khomeini's legacy", according to at least one scholar, and "staying faithful to his ideology has been the litmus test for all political activity" there.
Khomeini strongly supported the spread of Islam throughout the non-Muslim world.
We shall export our revolution to the whole world. Until the cry 'There is no god but Allah' resounds over the whole world, there will be struggle.
... `We have often proclaimed this truth in our domestic and foreign policy, namely that we have set as our goal the world-wide spread of the influence of Islam and the suppression of the rule of the world conquerors ... We wish to cause the corrupt roots of Zionism, capitalism and Communism to wither throughout the world. We wish, as does God almighty, to destroy the systems which are based on these three foundations, and to promote the Islamic order of the Prophet ... in the world of arrogance.`
As the current President of the Us exemplifies, there's a huge gulf between rhetoric and actions.
Personally, I have no fear of Iran or Iranians committing violent acts on US soil.
Also, if this ruling stands, it unfairly affects people from Iran who aren't even Muslim (not that it should matter). In LA, there is a very large community of Persian Jews who would be cut off from their family.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_thought_and_legacy_o...
Since his death, politics in the Islamic Republic of Iran have been "largely defined by attempts to claim Khomeini's legacy", according to at least one scholar, and "staying faithful to his ideology has been the litmus test for all political activity" there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_thought_and_legacy_o...
Khomeini strongly supported the spread of Islam throughout the non-Muslim world.
... `We have often proclaimed this truth in our domestic and foreign policy, namely that we have set as our goal the world-wide spread of the influence of Islam and the suppression of the rule of the world conquerors ... We wish to cause the corrupt roots of Zionism, capitalism and Communism to wither throughout the world. We wish, as does God almighty, to destroy the systems which are based on these three foundations, and to promote the Islamic order of the Prophet ... in the world of arrogance.`