The basics and goals of capturing the spy nest; why did the arrowhead point towards America?

Taken from the note "Why should we consider the seizure of a spy's nest as legitimate defense? A study of the seizure of a spy's nest from a sociological perspective" / Amir Ali Ketabi

A day to oppose global arrogance, national struggle against aggressive powers

In 1979, a group of Iranian university students took over the US embassy, which they maintained had turned into a center of espionage aimed at overthrowing the Islamic Republic in Iran following the country’s Islamic Revolution earlier in 1979. Imam Khomeini stressed, “I have said it times and again that takeover of the US embassy by Muslim youth and students was a natural reaction to the harm being done to our people by America.”

Imam described takeover of US embassy by students as Revolution greater than the first revolution

Imam Khomeini: The Great Satan is America that gathers around other devils blatantly.

Sahifeh-ye-Imam. V 10. P 346

Imam Khomeini: The Muslim students, the campaigners, who have occupied the Den of Espionage, have ...

Sahifeh-ye-Imam. V 12. P 141

Imam Khomeini: We have watched the slogan of “Death to America” in the action of the zealous and ...

Sahifeh-ye-Imam. V 21. P 286

Imam Khomeini: I say to states and governments in the region, especially to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait ...

Sahifeh-ye-Imam. V 21. P 85

Conditionality of negotiations with America