Iranian authorities reportedly shut down a popular cafe chain on Saturday because of a coffee cup design that supposedly mocked the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Lamiz, often referred to as the Starbucks of Tehran, designed a coffee cup featuring a 1975 painting by Iranian artist Farshid Mesghali, which depicts an empty chair with purple and red rain drops falling down from above, according to Iran International.
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All of its locations were shuttered by the goverment, the outlet reported.
The painting was originally the artwork for the 10th Tehran International Festival of Films for Children and Young Adults in 1975.
The phrase “spring is coming,” is written on the back of the cup
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