The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Swedish charge d'affaires in Tehran on Thursday in response to the burning of a copy of the Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm, condemning what it described as an affront to the holiest of Islamic sanctities. Iranian state media reported a statement from the ministry: "While Muslims are performing the Hajj... insulting their sanctities serves only to promote hatred and violence and to misuse the principle of freedom of expression."
Iran Summons Swedish Charge d'Affaires in Tehran
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