Iran warns France over 'insulting' cartoons depicting supreme leader Ali Khamenei

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : The weekly magazine 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 protest movement that began in Iran last September.
45% : "Let it be perfectly clear - the repressive and theocratic regime in Tehran has nothing to teach France," she said.
37% : Publication by French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo 'will not go without effective response' Tehran foreign minister tells envoyIran has summoned the French ambassador over publication of caricatures of the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
34% : Above day-to-day politics, criticism of him is prohibited inside Iran.
32% : "Iran is waiting for the French government's explanation and compensatory action in condemning the unacceptable behaviour of the French publication."
20% : Many activists blamed Iran last year whenRushdie was stabbed at an event in New York, but Tehran denied any link.

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