Seyed Mahmoud Razavi, an Iranian producer, said the PR stunt at the shopping centre was “a big mistake and an insulting joke”.
An Iranian film-maker has apologised after pranksters dressed as members of Islamic State entered a shopping centre in Tehran to promote his feature film.
Russian and Iranian backing has swung the conflict in Assad’s favour, at the same time as the so-called caliphate of Isis has crumbled.
In his apology, Hatamikia said he did not know the details of the publicity event for Damascus Time in advance.