Iran summons French envoy over cartoons that reportedly insulted Ayatollah

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned Paris’ ambassador to the country over cartoons in a French magazine that insulted both the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the nation’s religious practices.

Though the ministry did not name the magazine, it was apparently referring to Charlie Hebdo, which is known for satirical attacks on Islam.

In a statement on Wednesday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said Ambassador Nicolas Roche had been summoned and that “a strong protest” had been filed with the French government.

He added that Tehran would not “accept any insult to Islamic as well as its national and religious values.”