Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has criticized Western countries for insulting Islam’s Prophet Mohammad and the holy Quran, saying that it exposes their desperation to deal a blow to the Islamic society and their attempts to withdraw from a “cultural deadlock” they are gripped with.
The closing ceremony of the 39th International Quran Competitions of the Islamic Republic of Iran was held in the capital Tehran in the presence of President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, IRNA/Marzieh Soleimani