Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani says French President Macron�s remarks against Islam prove he is not competent enough in politics.

�#Macron's irrational behavior in public #AntiIslamism shows his crudeness in politics, otherwise he would not have dared to embrace Islam in his quest for leadership in #Europe,� the Secretary of Iran�s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) tweeted on Monday.

�I suggest that he read more history and not rejoice in the support of a declining America & #Zionism,� he added.



The remarks come as Macron had openly supported in France against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). �We will not give in, ever. We respect all differences in a spirit of peace. We do not accept hate speech and defend reasonable debate. We will always be on the side of human dignity and universal values,� he tweeted on Sunday, in support for a French teacher�s displaying of cartoons insulting of the Prophet of Islam in his class under the pretext of �freedom of speech.�

The teacher Samuel Paty was murdered by an 18-year-old Chechen assailant. Commenting on the attack, Macron described Islam as a religion �in crisis� worldwide, trying to suggest that the assailant had been motivated to kill the teacher by the faith rather than radicalism.

The comments have raised controversy and provoked a wave of criticism from the Muslim world against the French leader.

 

Source: MNA