Iran closes a French institute in Tehran to protest the publication of a satirical magazine.
Relations between Iran and France became strained after a French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo (you will switch to another service) published dozens of caricatures of Iran’s religious leader on Wednesday About Ali Khamenei.
With pictures, the newspaper criticized, among other things, the Iranian regime’s cruel measures against the protesters.
On Wednesday, Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that the act of the Frenchman is offensive and inappropriate, reports Politico (you’re moving to another service).
– We will not allow France to cross all borders. France is choosing the wrong path by allowing such publications, Amir-Abdollahian said on Wednesday.
Al-Qaeda struck in 2015
In 2015, the Charlie Hebdo editorial was the target of a brutal attack.
At that time, the brothers belonging to the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda attacked a delivery located in Paris.
12 people died in the attack. The perpetrators’ motive is said to have been revenge for the satirical picture published by Charlie Hebdo.
Charlie Hebdo continued its prickly line even after the attacks.
Source: AFP