LONDON, United Kingdom - Iran's parliament and its Foreign Ministry have condemned a recent burning of the Quran in the Dutch capital, Amsterdam, the country's state media reported on Monday. 

A strongly-worded statement, signed by a vast majority of Iranian lawmakers, described the act as "blatant" and "Islamophobic."

The incident occurred on April 4, when Edwin Wagensveld, a Dutch far-right activist, set fire to a copy of the Quran outside the Amsterdam City Hall. 

The Iranian parliament called on Dutch authorities to swiftly prosecute the perpetrator.

"Burning the Quran, or any sacred text, is a grievous insult to billions around the world," the statement read, as it warned that such moves only deepen global rifts and inflame religious tensions. 

The man behind the incident, according to Dutch media, has a history of incendiary anti-Islam activity and has been previously arrested in Germany and the Netherlands. 

In messages prior to the Quran burning, he argued that his action was meant to "awaken the Netherlands," while warning that his right to protest was under threat.

The Iranian parliamentarians emphasized that "Islam promotes peace, justice, and dialogue," and such provocation under the pretext of free speech only breed hatred, adding that civil liberties must not be weaponized to sow division. 

They also advised the Dutch government against "falling into the trap" of supporting the inhumane policies of the Zionist regime," echoing longstanding Iranian official line linking anti-Islamic acts to Israel.

The parliamentarians' reaction was echoed by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, which condemned the incident as a misuse of democratic rights. The ministry's spokesman, Ismail Baghaei, told reporters at a Tehran briefing on Monday that freedom of expression must not be exploited to offend religious sanctities. 

He criticized European states for their "repeated failures" in addressing and preventing such provocations, which he noted have caused "serious repercussions" across the Muslim world.

The official called on the Dutch government to take serious measures against such moves, saying that failure to do so risks normalizing Islamophobia.