Iran condemns the publication of an offensive caricature of Ayatollah Khamenei in Charlie Hebdo
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with a group of Basij paramilitary force in Tehran, Iran, on November 26, 2022
IRAN summoned the French ambassador on Wednesday to condemn the publication of offensive caricatures of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
The latest issue of the magazine features the winners of a recent cartoon contest in which entrants were asked to draw the most offensive caricatures of Ayatollah Khamenei, who has held Iran’s highest office since 1989.
The contest was billed as a show of support for the anti-government protests that have been rocking Iran for nearly four months.
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