Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said the French magazine Charlie Hebdo’s move to insult the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei indicates that the West is filled with resentment at failing to carry out the project to foment riots in Iran. Speaking at a ...
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, ...