Bahrain’s top cleric: Muslims must not remain silent on Macron’s insult to Islam

Bahrain’s top Shia cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim has denounced French President Emmanuel Macron’s outrageous anti-Islam remarks, calling on Muslim nations not to remain silent in the face of even the slightest insult to Islam’s Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him).

President Rouhani says disrespecting Prophet Muhammad insult to all Muslims, human values

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has condemned the Islamophobic comments made by French and other Western officials, saying disrespecting Islam’s Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is equal to insulting all Muslims and human values.

Macron facing growing backlash in Muslim world for insulting Islam

French President Emmanuel Macron has been facing a growing backlash in the Islamic world over defending offensive caricatures of Prophet Muhammad and ordering a crackdown on Islam and its followers in the European country.

Linking terrorism to Islam shows ignorance: Imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar

The grand imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar Islamic Center, Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayyeb, has blasted individuals who link terrorism to Islam, following Islamophobic remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron and the recent murder of a French teacher.

French magazine’s desecration of Prophet Muhammad savagery: Iran's cleric tells religious forum

Iran's geography lesson to Macron: Gulf located south of Iran is Persian Gulf

Tehran has blasted French President Emmanuel Macron for using a fictitious name for the Persian Gulf, saying the mistake is as wrong as France's military presence in those waters.

President Rouhani says US sanctions strengthen unity between Iranian nation, government:

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says Washington’s “maximum pressure” campaign has failed to achieve its objectives and only strengthened unity between the government and people.

President Rouhani says no talks with US unless bans lifted, Iran rights respected

President Hassan Rouhani says the United States should lift all its “cruel” and “unlawful” sanctions against Iran and begin respecting the nation’s rights as a “first step” towards dialog, emphasizing that the Islamic Republic will not engage in any negotiations for the mere sake of photo opportunities.