Iran 
has condemned as a "provocation" French magazine
Charlie Hebdo's republication of cartoons
of the Prophet Mohammed to mark the opening
of the trial into a 2015 attack on its offices
by Islamist extremists.
In a statement issued late Thursday, the foreign
ministry said the reissue of the cartoons,
first published by a Danish newspaper in 2005,
was an "insult" to more than one billion Muslims
around the world.
"The offensive act by the French publication...
is a provocation," the ministry said.
"Any insult or disrespect towards Islam's
holy prophet... or the other prophets of God
(the Jewish and Christian figures also recognised
by Muslims)... is absolutely unacceptable,"
it added.
It called for freedom of expression to be
used in a constructive manner to forge "greater
understanding between religions". Please check
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