{"id":7886,"date":"2017-08-08T00:48:18","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T05:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/?p=7886"},"modified":"2017-08-08T00:48:18","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T05:48:18","slug":"iranian-mps-under-fire-for-humiliating-selfies-with-the-eus-mogherini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/7886\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian MPs under fire for \u2018humiliating\u2019 selfies with the EU\u2019s Mogherini"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\" \"\"<\/strong>\"\"<\/strong> By Staff Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Al Arbiya, 7 August 2017<\/strong> – After what seemed to be a \u201cstruck by stardom\u201d moment, members of the Iranian parliament are being criticized for their \u201cunusual\u201d behavior with the EU\u2019s top diplomat, Federica Mogherini, the BBC reported on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Mogherini was bombarded with MP members who asked to take selfies with her. The diplomat was in Iran for President Hassan Rouhani\u2019s inauguration on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\"European
\nEuropean foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini attends swearing-in ceremony for Iranian president Hassan Rouhani at parliament in Tehran, Iran, August 5, 2017.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Mogherini
\nSocial media users took to Twitter to reflect their position on the incident. Many referred to the scene as \u201chumiliating\u201d and \u201cembarrassing.\u201d Others posted images comparing the act to movie scenes.<\/p>\n

\"Mogherini<\/p>\n

BBC quoted MP Alireza Salimi saying the behavior was a \u201cself-surrender to the West.\u201d<\/p>\n

The news agency also cited Salimi saying that if other MP\u2019s see the selfie occurrence as a \u201ccontempt for parliament, \u201ca committee on the conduct of members may probe the incident.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking on the matter, Ahmad Mazani, one of the MP\u2019s seen in the controversial pictures noted in a tweet that the crowd is a result of lawmakers being banned ‘from interacting with special guests’ during the ceremony, the BBC added.<\/p>\n

Rouhani\u2019s cultural adviser Hesam Ashena said that the episode is a matter of \u201ccultural rather than a political problem.\u201d Similarly, adviser to former President expressed that perhaps Iranian MPs should take part in \u201ca training course on codes of conduct and universal moral values.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mogherini has not issued a statement regarding the matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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