A large number of clerics and students of theological schools held a gathering Sunday morning in the holy city of Qom to protest the recent US defamatory film against Islam.

A large number of clerics and students of theological schools held a gathering Sunday morning in the holy city of Qom to protest the recent US defamatory film against Islam.

Addressing the protest gathering, Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami stressed the role of the US and its Zionist puppets in producing the movie.

Scholars expressed beliefs that the film production and screening at the 9/11 anniversary is the outcome of a coalition between the US and the Zionist regime against Islam.

The production of a film by a US-Zionist element caused extensive outrage among Muslim countries worldwide.

US embassies were targeted in many countries and Muslim leaders all over the world condemned the movie as an attempt to sow discord between Muslims and Christians.