Qalibaf made the remarks at an open session of the Iranian parliament on Saturday, two days after a man desecrated the Holy Quran again outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm.
“Hurting the feelings and insulting the beliefs of the Muslims of the world is not cost-free, and the Swedish government must be held accountable for these insults,” he said.
He argued that the demonstrations across Iran on Friday to condemn this “heinous act” was a timely and necessary move.
“Muslim governments are expected to show their unity and religious zeal against these devilish desecrators in the same way that Muslim nations did,” the parliament speaker added.
People rallied across Iran after Friday prayers to denounce the desecration earlier this week of the Holy Qur’an in Stockholm amid strict protection provided by the Swedish police, which marked the second such incident in less than a month.
Iran also summoned Sweden’s outgoing ambassador to Tehran, and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian later announced that the country will not accept a new Swedish ambassador.
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