Iran warns France of consequences after infamous magazine Charlie Hebdo publishes caricatures 'insulting' supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Tehran warns of"effective and decisive response" after notorious French magazine publishes dozens of caricatures including variety of sexual images depicting supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and fellow clerics.Iran has warned France of consequences after the notorious magazine Charlie Hebdo published caricatures depicting supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that Tehran deemed to be insulting.
"Iran is waiting for the French government's explanation and compensatory action in condemning the unacceptable behaviour of the French publication," he added. "It was a way to show our support for Iranian men and women who risk their lives to defend their freedom against the theocracy that has oppressed them since 1979," Charlie Hebdo's Director Laurent Sourisseau, known as Riss, wrote in an editorial.
"Let it be perfectly clear: the repressive and theocratic regime in Tehran has nothing to teach France," she said.
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