Iran shuts part of French embassy over caricatures of the Ayatollah in Charlie Hebdo

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : "In reviewing cultural relations with France and examining the possibility of continuing French cultural activities in Iran, the ministry is ending the activities of the French Institute for Research in Iran as a first step," the Iranian foreign ministry said in a statement.
47% : The caricatures of the highest religious and political figure in the country, who has held Iran's highest office since 1989, were part of a competition launched in December to show support for anti-government protests in Iran.
42% : At least 476 people have been killed in the protests, according to the non-profit Center for Human Rights in Iran.
41% : We don't want the new Hitler in Iran to repeat what happened in Europe in the Middle East," he had said.
37% : Criticism of Mr Khamenei is also prohibited in Iran.
34% :Iran has been rocked by nationwide protests since September last year over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who was allegedly killed after being detained by Iran's morality police for violating the country's Islamic dress code.
33% :"Iran is waiting for the French government's explanation and compensatory action in condemning the unacceptable behaviour of the French publication," added foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanani.
25% : Please try again later{{ /verifyErrors }}Iran has shut down the cultural wing of the French embassy in Tehran and summoned the French ambassador to formally protest the publication of offensive caricatures of the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

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