Iran Warns France About 'Insulting' Khamenei Cartoons

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : The weekly magazine had published dozens of cartoons ridiculing the highest religious and political figure in the Islamic republic as part of a competition it launched in December in support of the three-month-old protest movement in Iran.
43% : Nathalie Loiseau, a French member of the European Parliament and former minister loyal to President Emmanuel Macron, described Iran's response as an "interference attempt and threat" to Charlie Hebdo."Let it be perfectly clear: The repressive and theocratic regime in Tehran has nothing to teach France," she said.
37% : Other cartoons pointed to the authorities' use of capital punishment as a tactic to quell the protests.
34% : Above day-to-day politics, criticism of him is prohibited inside Iran.
31% :"Iran is waiting for the French government's explanation and compensatory action in condemning the unacceptable behavior of the French publication," he added.
22% : Many activists blamed Iran last year when the writer was stabbed at an event in New York, but Tehran denied any link.
13% : Iran warned France on Wednesday of consequences after satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published cartoons depicting supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that Tehran deemed to be insulting.

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