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Washington Post: In Iran, selfies with E.U. diplomat land lawmakers in hot water
When Europe’s top diplomat arrived at the Iranian president’s inauguration on Saturday, it was a clear sign of commitment to better relations, even as the Trump White House has urged allies to isolate Iran.
But by the end of the ceremony, Federica Mogherini, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, would land at the center of a much different controversy, one that involved … selfies?
As attendees filed out of the parliament building, where President Hassan Rouhani had been sworn in for a second term, a crowd formed around Mogherini on the floor of the assembly. Dressed in suits and clerical robes — and nearly all wielding cellphones — more than a dozen Iranian lawmakers cheerfully snapped photos of the Italian Mogherini, who was wearing a checkered headscarf. One parliamentarian, giddy in a blue suit, leaned over the seats for the perfect angle for his selfie.
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Update: Seflies with Mogehrini Stir Criticism in Iran (Asharq Al Awsat)
WNU Editor: No big deal for me .... but clearly a big deal for some in Iran.
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