Iranian officials and most Iranian media outlets have condemned the attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo by Muslim extremists in which twelve people were killed. However, most officials have also condemned the magazine for publishing images that they consider insulting to the Prophet Muhammad.
A Reformist newspaper in Iran appears to have gone too far in its support of the global and viral “Je suis Charlie” campaign to show solidarity with the magazine — and not far enough in its condemnation of Charlie Hebdo for insulting the prophet of Islam.