Iran summons Australian ambassador over ‘offensive’ LGBTQ+ social media post

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Iran has summoned the Australian ambassador in Tehran over a disrespectful" photo celebrating an annual LGBTQ+ awareness day posted to the embassy Instagram page, a state-run news agency reported.

The head of the Regional Affairs Office of the Foreign Ministry condemned the Australian embassy's offensive" post as disrespectful and contrary to Iranian and Islamic culture and international norms, Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

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