Iran-Sweden-Blasphemy
In the absence of Swedish ambassador to Tehran, the caretaker of the embassy was summoned to Iran's Foreign Ministry on Monday.

According to the Information and Press Bureau of the Foreign Ministry, Director General for Central and North Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ali Baqeri on Monday strongly condemned printing of a blasphemous photo of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) in a Swedish daily and described it as an sacrilege to religious sentiments of over one billion Muslims throughout the world.

Referring to freedom of press and media, he said such a freedom should not lead to blasphemous acts against followers of other religions.

Since in a free society, respect for other beliefs and opinions is considered as part of freedom, he called for condemnation of the move by the Swedish government.

The act might be masterminded by some groups who seek to mar ties between Sweden and other Muslim states, he said.