Federica Mogherini?@FedericaMog
Yesterday in#Iranto attend@HassanRouhaniinauguration. Working to guarantee full implementation of nuclear deal:https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/30775/press-release-visit-high-representativevice-president-tehran-iran_en
5:21 PM - Aug 6, 2017
Press release on the visit of the High representative/Vice-president to Tehran, Iran - EEAS -...
Press release on the visit of the High representative/Vice-president to Tehran, Iran - European Union External Action
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Photos show a number of Iranian politicians scrambling to get close to the Italian, some MPs going so far as to perch themselves on tables to get a snap with the diplomat. Iran's Fars news agency described their behavior as strange.
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Many comments appeared on Iranian social media under the hashtag "selfies of humiliation." Some social media users mocked the politicians, with reference to famous films in which men - or rather dwarves in this case - fawn over a woman.
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9:48 AM - Aug 6, 2017
This popular tweet compared the commotion to the famous scene in the film Malna, in which a group of men fall over themselves in an attempt to light Italian beauty Monica Belluccis cigarette.
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11:39 PM - Aug 5, 2017
The Ghanoon daily published a cartoon of Mogherini mocked up to resemble Edvard Munchs painting The Scream with MPs taking photos in the background.
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11:10 AM - Aug 7, 2017
Mogherini has long sought to strengthen ties between the Islamic Republic and the European Union. She has been praised for her negotiating skills which contributed to the 2015 international agreement on Irans nuclear program.
