Following Iran’s factional infighting over who to deal with US, State Security police shut down a fried chicken shop in Tehran using the brand name of US fast food giant KFC on Tuesday.
The fast food joint, ’KFC Halal’, had only been open for three days, according to AFP report.
A nuclear deal signed between Iran and world powers in July has seen several Western countries seek closer business ties with Tehran, where years of punishing economic sanctions could be lifted if the Islamic republic keeps its side of the bargain.
Meanwhile, 16 members of the Iranian regime parliament wrote a letter to Rouhani’s interior and industry ministers warning against giving permission to work to western style cafes and restaurants especially brand names such as McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken.   

 
Following the signing of the nuclear deal with the world powers, US fast food chains, such as McDonald’s and KFC, have reportedly sought to explore the possibility of opening branches in Iran, an issue that has stirred debate among conservative Iranians.
“No American fast food chain has a restaurant in Iran,” Ali Fazeli, head of the Iranian chamber of commerce, was quoted as saying by the ILNA press agency.
“Food products from Iranian KFC have nothing to do with KFC” in the United States, he said.
“In accordance with orders from the supreme leader (Ayatollah Ali Khamenei), we do not give any authorization to Western brands” in the fast food sector, Fazeli added.
Khamenei on Tuesday called on Iranians to remain “vigilant” against the United States, which he said had not changed despite striking a deal with Tehran.
Most of Iran’s lawmakers voted Monday to keep the slogan “Death to America” despite the nuclear accord.
Although Khamenei has since endorsed the deal, known officially as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, he accused Washington in September of using nuclear talks as a means of imposing its own agenda on Tehran.