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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