US pulls out of Tunisia event during Iran speech

Published February 7, 2014 4:35pm ET



TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The U.S. delegation to the ceremony celebrating Tunisia’s new constitution walked out during remarks from the speaker of Iran’s parliament.

While congratulating Tunisia on its constitution, Ali Larijani slammed the U.S. and Israel for working against Arab Spring revolutions and called the Jewish state a “cancerous tumor” in the region.

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