What doesn’t offend these people?

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran summoned the envoy of neighboring Azerbaijan on Tuesday and recalled its own ambassador from Baku for consultations to protest what it describes as the Azeri government’s “insults to the sanctities” of Islam.

Over the past weeks, Iranian clerics have denounced Azerbaijan for hosting the upcoming Eurovision song festival and for allegedly permitting gay rallies, which are banned in Iran.

Baku, however, has never staged a gay pride parade.

The official IRNA news agency said a protest note was delivered to Azerbaijan’s Ambassador Javanshir Akhundov.

The two neighbors have strained relations. Oil-rich Azerbaijan has nurtured close relations with the US and played an active role in Western-led programs. That foreign policy has put it at odds with Iran, which hosts a sizable ethnic Azeri community.