The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the closure of the Institut Français de Recherche en Iran – the cultural wing of the French Embassy in Tehran – as “the first step in response to” insulting cartoons published by Paris-based Charlie Hebdo magazine. The ministry issued a statement on Thursday, ...
An Iranian official lashed out at the French government for its double standards on human rights after the European country’s brutal crackdown against peaceful protesters in Paris. “France’s heavy-handed crackdown on peaceful protesters proves the extent of its disregard for human rights,” Secretary General of Iran’s High Council for Human ...
