Iran Won't Send Ambassador to Sweden After Quran Burning; Islamophobic 'Protest' Sparks Tensions

Iran has refused to send an ambassador to Sweden in protest against the controversial Quran burning protest that took place in Stockholm. On the first day of Eid al-Adha, a person set fire to the Muslim holy book outside a mosque in Stockholm. Swedish government later charged him with agitation against an ethnic or national group. Bur Iran's Foreign Minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, has held the Swedish government responsible for allowing such protests and announced that Tehran would not be sending an ambassador, despite having appointed one. The Swedish courts had granted permission for these demonstrations, citing freedom of expression.