These terrorist acts are contrary to the teachings of Islam," said foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham in Tehran In a separate statement she also denounced the attack in a Tunisian hotel that killed 38 people, mostly British tourists. The incident was aimed at "defacing Islam's image" she said, urging govern ments of Muslim countries to "take effec tive measures against acts of terrorism
that harm the image and unity of the Muslim world." Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif also condemned the "bar- barous" attack against a Shia mosque in Kuwait that killed 26 people. In a telephone conversation with his Kuwaiti counterpart, Mr Zarif said such acts were "one of the key threats against countries in the region"