Iran’s re-entry into the diplomatic mainstream might be thoroughly welcome, but it is not without its hitches. Just as President Hassan Rouhani was preparing for a trip to Europe that will start in Italy and continue, via the Vatican, to France, his Paris stay risked being soured in advance by differences over … food and drink.
The French were reportedly offering lunch with President François Hollande. But the Iranians insisted that the food should be halal and the drinks only soft – which, of course, for the French, made it a travesty of déjeuner. Such a meal might also have given Marine le Pen some political bonus points if she had learned of the menu.
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